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Manja Injuries on the Rise: A Hidden Wildlife Crisis in Bengaluru

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Each year, as the festive season of Sankranti approaches, colourful kites fill Bengaluru’s skies. But beneath the joy of kite flying lies a growing and largely unseen crisis — one that deeply affects the city’s wildlife. Recent rescue data from PfA Wildlife Hospital reveals that injuries caused by manja — the banned glass- and nylon-coated kite string — have been increasing steadily since 2019 , turning what should be a joyful tradition into a recurring year-start emergency for birds and other animals. Escalating Injury Numbers In 2019, PfA recorded 102 manja-related bird injury cases in Bengaluru. Over the years, this number has climbed sharply, reaching 790 cases in 2025 — nearly eight times higher than six years ago. Manja injuries peak between January and April , coinciding with Sankranti and the fledging season when young birds take to the skies for the first time. During this period, rescue calls surge daily as birds and bats collide with nearly invisible strings stretched acr...
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Make It a Merry Christmas for Bengaluru’s Wildlife

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  Support PfA Wildlife Rescue & Conservation Centre This Festive Season The lights are up, the chill is in the air, and Bengaluru is getting ready to celebrate the most magical time of the year. As we exchange gifts, decorate trees, and gather with loved ones, it’s also the perfect moment to extend the spirit of giving to those who cannot ask for help themselves — our city’s wildlife. At PfA Wildlife Rescue & Conservation Centre Bengaluru , thousands of animals pass through our care every year — from injured birds and electrocuted monkeys to dehydrated reptiles, orphaned mammals, and victims of road accidents. Our wildlife hospital operates 24/7, providing specialised medical care, rehabilitation, and safe release back into the wild. This Christmas, you can make a real difference . Why Wildlife Needs a Christmas Miracle Too Unlike pets or livestock, wild animals have no one looking out for them when they fall sick or get injured. Urbanisation, habitat loss, pollution, and r...
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Generation Wild: We’re Not Just Scrolling, We’re Saving

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Matcha, oat milk, K-pop, fast fashion, stories, snaps, trends - that’s what people think defines Gen Z. They’re often called the “Wi-Fi generation,” the kids who live online, who believe in passion over paychecks, who manifest more than they plan and are the only generation who speak in acronyms (Iykyk). And maybe somewhere it's right - a little. But at PfA Wildlife Rescue & Conservation Center, we’ve seen the other side of this generation - the fearless, compassionate, a brain with a bunch of questions - who’s rewriting what activism looks like. When Gen Z Stood Up for the Wild These same young people are the ones who stood shoulder to shoulder to protect the Kanchgachibowli Forest. They protested when no one else did, refused to let another patch of green disappear under concrete, and in doing so, protected millions of wild lives - birds, insects, mammals, all the tiny beating hearts that make up our shared ecosystem. Across India and even beyond, Gen Z has spoken up, questio...
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