Thanks to a string of informants and in coordination with the Forest Department, Karuna’s Secretary Narendra Reddy could locate a Sloth Bear cub and bring her to Karuna. She is female, the size of a big cat, weighing 4 kg on arrival, probably 2.5 month old. At present she is in a safe place for
Dear Friends, It has taken us 17 years to built up rescue, shelter and medical facilities for all animals in Puttaparthi and surrounding villages. Starting with dogs, puppies and donkeys, who were most visibly affected when we started, we have now an in- and out-patient facility for small animals, ABC (Animal Birth Control) facilities, a
Every month, Karuna helps the local Forest Department in caring for one or more newly rescued deer. They are always released again beck into the wild, if they are healthy and able to care for themselves.
WILDLIFE RESCUE NEWS September 2014 Rescue of a Sloth Bear Cub On the 10th September, Karuna received a call about an injured baby Sloth Bear at a field in a nearby village. It was brought to us by the Forest Department for treatment and care at our Rescue Centre. The Bear cub is only
Every month we are called to assist in the rescue of injured or orphaned deer, which we rehabilitate and if possible, release again once they are well. Here one young patient gets a nice drink of nourishing milk, as part of her care.
THE RESCUE AND RELEASEOF A SLOTH BEAR March 2014 In the early hours of 16th February 2014, Narendra Reddy, the secretary of Karuna Society, received a call from the Forest Department that a young Sloth Bear was trapped in barbed wire on the boundary of the mango garden of a farmer from Gunipalli village, (20 KM away from
A few weeks ago our office received a call from the Forest Department of Penukonda to help in the rescue of a leopard cub. It was brought to our center with badly wounded hind legs. The cub was approximately 1.5 months old. Most probably the villagers found it and the dogs attacked it as the mother was
On the 14th February 2012, the Forest Department from Bukkapatnam Range, called us to help to rescue a paralyzed leopard that appeared to have severe injuries to his hind legs. Narendra from Karuna went to the area to coordinate the rescue where our truck joined him with medication and support. The leopard was identified as
In July, a young spotted deer was brought in by the forest department. Her leg was deeply infected, inflamed and paralyzed. The chances of recovery at this stage were minimal. We started immediate treatment, and the infection seemed to heal, but the left foot was still not functioning. With further exploration we found two