PfA Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Centre

The famous American author Daniel Quinn once quoted, ‘The world doesn’t belong to us. We belong to the world.’ When mankind is still squabbling over the ownership of the earth, recent global events suggest that nature has already activated the Clock of Retribution. Amid this mess, there is still some light at the end of the tunnel. Stories like that of ‘Anju’ show that to us. Recently, PfA Wildlife Hospital and Rescue centre in Kengeri, took aboard an Indian Bonnet Macaque that was severely injured. Our veterinarian team at PfA found out that the injuries were nearly fatal and the macaque would not have survived if not for the benevolence of Dr Indu who decided to rescue her from the roadside of Chikkaballapur and bring her down to the hospital at Kengeri. After a detailed check-up, it was suspected that the macaque has a head injury. She was rendered blind by that horrid accident and was not able to move around.  We were put in a difficult position and decided ...

Why do we need Wildlife Hospitals in cities like Bangalore? What is a wildlife hospital doing in a city? We often face this question when we work with the public to spread awareness about ecological conservation and wildlife protection. The answer could be unearthed from another couple of questions. Are people aware of the fact that Bangalore is only second to Delhi in its urban wildlife density amongst the metro cities in India? Have we appreciated the role of ecology and wildlife in shaping the city as we know it today? Bangalore, The Garden City of India, was built and thrived around the Raja Kaluves or Canals. These canals and the ecology surrounding it played a significant role in the city’s flourish and this noteworthy ecological balance has been the face of Bangalore until recently. The canopy of trees that adorned the roadsides are fast disappearing, the climate of the city is undergoing drastic changes, the lakes that were critical in the city’s sustainability are t...

Have you ever spotted a small and slender primate, with soft dense fur, lean limbs, large ears and large bulging eyes, floating on the treetops whilst strolling through the parks or green patches of our city? A vast majority of people in our city wouldn’t have heard about Slender lorises, let alone they know the fact that these elusive furry creatures could be sharing our neighbourhoods. Slender lorises (Loris) are a genus of loris native to India and Sri Lanka. These animals are about 25 cm long and weigh around 275 grams. The slender loris spends most of its life in trees (arboreal), travelling along the top of branches with slow and precise movements. It is found in tropical rainforests, scrub forests, semi-deciduous forests, and swamps. The species have lifespans of 15 years and are nocturnal. Slender lorises generally feed on insects, reptiles, shoots of plants, and fruits. With a small, vestigial tail, their most distinguishing feature is the pair of two large, cl...