Karuna Society has rescued a number of bears over the years – both from abusive captivity and what would have been otherwise fatal injuries and dangerous circumstances in the wild. Currently we have six sloth bear permanent residents in their own compound, built thanks to a generous donation from Phillip Wollen and “Free the Bears”,
We are very happy to share with you that on Friday, 1 December 2023, we have officially started the second phase construction of the Karuna Wildlife Rescue Centre (animal enclosures) with a small Puja. For the marking and other technical details, one of our board members Mr. J. N. Jagadeesh, civil engineer, is helping us.
Please see our latest newsletter HERE! Dear Friends of Karuna, Karuna’s Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre is important for the future of all wild animals. In the past there were many species of wild animals in our local forests, but slowly most of the species have been disappearing. Karuna started rescuing wildlife in 2004 with permission from the forest department. Karuna Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre was first recognized by the
Dear Friends, Finally GOOD NEWS for the rescued wild animals in our old centre! Karuna Society has received the final letters from the Central Zoo Authority, with the permissions needed to continue the construction of our new Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre, which was discontinued in 2017. Our first priority is the construction of the
We currently have nearly 20 rescued deer in our Wildlife Sanctuary (3 Sambar deer and 16 Black Bucks). We give them fresh grass to eat every day, and they remain healthy and safe in their large and comfortable compound. Unfortunately, these are all permanent residents, as they would be unable to survive in
Karuna Society currently has about 20 Sambar deer and Blackbucks. Blackbucks are included in the endangered species list in India, and the local forest department often call us to assist in rescues and to house the animals until they recover and can be released. In some cases, they have to remain with us for life.
From February 27 to March 1, 2023 three of our staff attended a ‘Zoo Keepers Training’ conducted at Bannerghatta Zoo in Karnataka, through the Central Zoo Authority. For three days there were informative techniques taught, demonstrations of equipment, enrichment ideas and other useful ways we can improve the lives of our rescued wildlife! Congrats
We received a sick male peacock from the Forest Department in Bukkapatnam – it was sick and needed treatment. We carefully housed and treated the peacock for several days and he recovered from his illness. We could give the healthy peacock back to the Forest department so they could release it in the same place
Dear Friends of Karuna, It has been a long time since you heard from us about the progress of our new wildlife rescue centre development. Our plan is to write a number of newsletters to you, highlighting our efforts to rescue and save wildlife from our area. We will also share with you the lives
On October 16th at about 4pm, we received a call from the Puttaparthi District Forest Officer (DFO) Mr. Ravindranath Reddy, seeking our help to rescue a bear cub at Gudibanda Mandal, Mandalapalli village (94 km from Puttaparthi). Due to heavy rains and thunder we could only leave the next morning at about 4 am: the