In May, Karuna staff was called to a nearby village to rescue a Langur monkey, who we named Gopal. We successfully and safely rescued Gopal and he is now thriving with our other rescued monkeys. The close-up pic was just taken recently.
This is Simhadri, a Rhesus Macaque (endemic to North India) the victim of a “monkey juggler”. He was made to dance for at least 4 years of his life. He is the most notorious and the sweetest of our rescued monkeys! He is very playful and is very fond of the keepers. He always responds
This orphaned deer is only 10 days old and needs gentle care in order to thrive. Did you know wild deer can die of sudden shock if they are afraid? Good thing our Wildlife Project Manager, Krystal Joan, is trusted by our rescued baby!
In July, a new well-wisher, Elizabeth Tavella, created a fundraising campaign to support Karuna Society. In just under a month she raised $450 (about Rs 31,000) to support Karuna’s rescued animals. Thank you so much, Elizabeth! See her campaign HERE.
Karuna Society with the help of several animal rights advocates including Rukmini Sekhar, filed a “Plastic Cow” court case against the use of plastic bags mainly, which affects the health of many animals. Did you know plastic bags have been banned in 25 states in India? However, the ban is not being implimented and the
In early May we got a call from the nearby Ashram saying that a monkey fell from the fourth floor of one of the buildings. This happened during a thunderstorm with heavy rain. Karuna staff rushed there and saw that the monkey was a baby Bonnet Macaque, merely 5 months old and in a coma-like
Gill the squirrel was found orphaned under a tree on April 24th, probably the runt of the litter. Twice we put her back in the nest but her mother kept pushing her out. Our Wildlife Project Manager, Crystal, fostered her for nearly two months. Little Gill was very active, followed behind Krystal like a dog
The Perils of Plastic! Please see this article from the Deccan Herald recently HERE! “Millions of cows on the road are full of plastic. You don’t see it when you look at them, but they suffer and die,” says Clementien Koenegras, president of Karuna Society for Animals and Nature Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh. ‘The plastic cow’
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Amplifunds is a platform for fundraising and with the assistance of Jessika Ava advocating for Karuna Society, we hope to receive financial support to help our rescued animals! See HERE.