PfA Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Centre

With the world becoming online, let's have virtual adoptions too! Virtual adoption entails supporting an animal's care financially under an NGO or a rescuer. It is one of the most effective ways to contribute to animal welfare without worrying about a housing space, office or college schedules, convincing family members to get a pet, or being present for the pet 24*7. According to Wildlife Protection Laws, 1972, it is illegal to have urban wildlife and wildlife as pet animals. Many wildlife enthusiasts find it difficult to spend time with wild animals through volunteering or pursuing a career in this direction. Virtually adopting an animal at our facility opens the door for you to be a part of a wild animal’s healing journey. PFA Wildlife Hospital has been functioning for more than 25 years. Over the years, we have grown in terms of medical infrastructure and rehabilitation practices. We have improved our surgery and treatment techniques and have had the honour of imparting thi...

  A lone Macaque in PfA's Primate Observation Enclosure If you have ever fed monkeys while exploring forests or visiting places of worship, then maybe stop and think again. For many years now, we have seen how human beings don’t have the knowledge or idea of what food is right for animals and what should be avoided at all costs. Similarly, we observe how Macaques in India are also not fed the right food. Our act of kindness towards these primates can cause major changes in the forest food web and the ecosystem. Macaques at PfA What is generally available for them to eat is what is available in abundance. Interestingly, we also observe how macaques are flexible with their food habits, and how they adjust their behaviour according to food availability. The frequency of eating artificial food and not something readily available in nature was influenced by humans. At this site, the macaques learned that tourists are synonymous with a source of food. Due to our involvement, they get vio...