PfA Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Centre

A lot of us wonder about the lakes of Bangalore – how they are being turned into dump yards or how they have been encroached by land developers over the last few years and what is it that we can do to conserve water bodies. However, how many of us see the deterioration of these lakes beyond human needs and profits? How many of us know that there are other creatures as well who have suffered because of this and rather a lot more than humans ever could? If you guessed it, yes, we are talking about our Avian Acquaintances – the Water Birds of Bangalore. Aquatic birds live in or around water for most of their lives. Some divide their time between land and water, while some come back to land only to breed. Whatever may be the case, water bodies are integral to their life. Some species live in freshwater bodies while some in saltwater. Bangalore is famous for its freshwater lakes and hence is a home to many freshwater birds while some birds migrate for specific seasons. However, with...

The Coronavirus epidemic has not been easy on any of us, and it most certainly has not been easy for animals. How? It all began with some rumours that emerged claiming pet animals spread the COVID-19 virus. Then there were rumours that bats transmit the virus and people were ready to go to great lengths to destroy their habitat. All around the world (before the laboratory theory), animals were being tortured. Animals are now being portrayed as carriers of deadly diseases and the doom of humankind. This fear is giving us reasons to either kill them or be so far away from them, that we do not have to worry about their conservation at all. Due to just one apprehension, we chose to forget their role in the ecology. Animals are the most significant species of the life cycle. We can say that they are the chain and wheels and it is because of the presence of these animals that we have a healthy environment to live in. The worst image hit has definitely been of the bats. Probably the most gen...