Wildlife SOS

"Desperately waiting for the weekend...."

In a daring rescue operation, Team #WildlifeSOS & the UP Forest Dept successfully rescued an 11 foot long #MuggerCrocodile from a village in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The crocodile had come in conflict with the villagers after attacking a local resident & has been relocated & released into the Ganga River. Read more about the rescue in this coverage by Business Standard here: https://bit.ly/2JAUFLo

Its trivia time! This month marks the three year anniversary of Peanut's rescue from the cruel life of a circus elephant. Do you know what her name was before she was rescued by Wildlife SOS? Test your knowledge at https://wildlifesos-peanut.questionpro.com/

There's a lot that goes into making the huge quantities of porridge that feeds our rescued #SlothBears twice a day, everyday! Learn what ingredients are used to make this standard meal in this video and sponsor a bowl of healthy, nutritious porridge here: https://bit.ly/2qj6xsJ

Dell has recently partnered with #WildlifeSOS to organize employee engagement activities at our #BannerghattaBearRescueCenter and is also contributing towards the feeding of the bears as part of their CSR (Corporate Social Responsibly) initiative. Recently a group of employees from DELL-Bangalore extended their support and lend a hand to our rescued sloth bears by volunteering at our center in Bangalore, Karnataka. Read more about their visit by following this link: https://bit.ly/2Ha6muw

After eleven years in our care, we lost our beloved#SlothBear, Nishant and while we are deeply saddened by his demise, we applaud his strength and perseverance and take solace in knowing that he was able to live a good and happy life at the #AgraBearRescueFacility, a place where he was loved and cherished by both his bear and human companions. Follow the link to read how he touched our lives: https://bit.ly/2GIjF1N

It's time to learn some #FridayFacts about #Lionfish; 1. The lionfish is a carnivorous & venomous fish belonging to the genus Pterois, native to the Indo-Pacific. 2. Also called zebrafish, firefish, turkeyfish, tastyfish or butterfly-cod, it is characterized by conspicuous warning coloration with red, white, creamy, or black bands, showy pectoral fins, and venomous spiky fin rays. 3. The lionfish, a longstanding showstopper in home aquariums, is a flourishing invasive species in U.S. Southeast and Caribbean coastal waters. 4. This invasive species has the potential to harm reef ecosystems because lionfish will kill off helpful species such as algae-eating parrot fish, allowing seaweed to overtake the reefs. Their populations are also growing because lionfish have no known predators and reproduce all year long; a mature female releases roughly two million eggs a year

Watching young Mowgli exuberantly bounding around his enclosure, it is hard to imagine that it has been almost a year since he first came into our lives! He was found clinging to his dying mother after she was electrocuted by poachers outside the Sanjay-Dubri National Park in the state of Madhya Pradesh, when he was just 10 weeks old. Alone and defenseless, Mowgli would never have been able to survive without his mother, and had to be rescued by Team #WildlifeSOS and brought to safety to the #AgraBearRescueFacility!

"We don't develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity." ~ Barbara De Angelis.

We have just scheduled our next webinar. It will be held Thursday April 12 at 11:00 a.m. EST. Geeta Seshamani, the cofounder of Wildlife SOS, will be our presenter. We will focus on how Wildlife SOS helped save "dancing bears" by working with the Kalandar community. It will be our first webinar on this topic. To reserve your spot, please register here: http://www.anymeeting.com/PIID=ED54D783854E3A If you aren't able to attend but are interested in watching it, please sign up and you will receive a recording of the webinar. Thank you!

Petition link: https://e-activist.com/page/19919/petition/1

Take Action: This 'dancing bear' was 'rescued' with one other bear in December. The other bear has died and this one is wallowing in a dingy cage. It is outrageous that he could also die from horrible conditions after surviving many years as a dancing bear. Please tell the Nepal government to transfer the bear immediately to us! We have rescued and rehabilitated over 600 'dancing bears.' We will go get him. https://e-activist.com/page/21298/action/1 Photo Credit: Ryan Chang

Four #Leopard cubs were rescued by #WildlifeSOS & the Forest Dept. from a sugarcane field of a village located in Shirur range, Maharashtra. The 20 day old cubs were kept under observation for a few hours and later successfully reunited with the mother. Follow the link to read more about the rescue, covered by The Dodo here: https://thedo.do/2pLvw7M

Renowned Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal made a bold statement about protection of Indian wildlife on the occasion of #InternationalDayofForests during his visit to the #WildlifeSOS Elephant Conservation & Care Center & the Agra Bear Rescue Facility in Uttar Pradesh to promote awareness about wildlife conservation and protection in India. Read the full coverage by NDTV here: https://bit.ly/2FY65Ll

Multiple Grammy award winning rapper, musician and songwriter Pharrell Williams visited our elephants at the #WildlifeSOS #ElephantConservationandCareCentre. We are so glad that he spent time with our rescued elephants and hope he continues to garner attention for the plight of captive elephants & encourage support towards the protection they so critically need. Follow the link to learn more about his visit here: http://bit.ly/2HR2DhV

Lakhi has left behind many broken hearts around the world and it will take a while for the sadness to lift, and for any semblance of normalcy to return to our lives here at #WildlifeSOS. We will truly miss the kind soul that defined so many of our lives. We know you are all mourning her loss and we ask that you keep her in your thoughts always. We wish to remember her free and happy, and surrounded by elephants that were her family. For all our supporters who would like to know more about our beloved elephant Lakhi, who passed away recently, here is a remembrance:http://wildlifesos.org/…/bidding-adieu-to-our-beloved-elep…/ #RestInPeaceLakhi

It is with very heavy hearts that we report our cherished friend, Lakhi, has just passed away. Her passing was sudden and unexpected. As we struggle to find words to express the grief we feel at her loss, we hope you find some comfort in knowing that she was not alone at the time — she was surrounded by the elephants who have been her family and friends for the last 3 years. She died in the company of those who loved her and looked out for her. Please join us in lighting a candle for our dear friend. We know you will miss her as much as we will. We will update you more in a couple of days. For now, we hope you remember her the way we do: as the gentlest of giants, full of life, always affectionately touching the elephants close to her. Rest in peace, dear friend. Photo: Lakhi (left) with her friend Coco.