A helping hand

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A flamingo with an injured leg enjoying the sunshine at the Resqink rehab centre in Mumbai.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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An owl that was treated for cataracts.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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Pawan Sharma with a crocodile that was rescued from an urban drain in Thane.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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The RAWW team nets the area around the crocodile before they move in to pick it up for treatment.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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Baby parakeets rescued from being trafficked.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of Resqink

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Parakeet fledglings that fell off a 12th floor ledge in Mumbai.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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Hand-reared baby parakeets.Photo: Ritu Sharma Kurketi

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Newborn squirrels that lost their mother.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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Two of them after a few weeks of hand-rearing at RAWW.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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A spotted deer that jumped on the cement sheet roof of a house and fell into the kitchen.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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Macaque babies that were hand-reared after their mothers were found dead.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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A langur that suffered an electric shock in a Mumbai suburb was rescued and treated.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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Kites that were battered and injured by the cyclonic winds of Tauktae were treated and released by RAWW.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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RAWW received a call about this macaque, which was found unconscious. She had just delivered a baby.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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A black-headed ibis with an injured wing. The migratory bird was affected by cyclone Tauktae.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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An adult macaque that was overfed by people with inappropriate food undergoes surgery.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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A golden jackal that had fallen inside a well undergoing treatment.Photo: Ritu Sharma Kukreti

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Dr Rina Devi with an Amur falcon that was blown off course by cyclone Tauktae.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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A viper with maggots near its head is put in a sheath prior to veterinary treatment.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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The RAWW team is trained to go into inhospitable locations for wildlife rescue. Here, a team member enters a drain for a reptile rescue.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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Rescues require immense patience to be successful like the rescue of this injured peahen that flew up into a building in Thane after being chased by dogs. It was some hours before it could be caught and taken for treatment.Photo: Photograph: Courtesy of RAWW

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