Our rescued Langur monkey named ‘Gopal’ is doing very well! He was brought here because he had attacked two people in the past, but so far he is showing good behaviour, friendly and practising ‘ahimsa’. He loves being pampered, especially during daily feedings of local and exotic fruits such as apples, grapes, kiwis, dragon fruit,
Our rescued bear ‘Sai’ developed loose motions and had to be treated several times by Dr. Narendra Reddy and his veterinary assistant Bhaskar. In one picture you can almost hear Sai groan, “Oh no, not treatment again!!”. Happily, after two weeks of plenty of food, medicine and pampering with lots of honey and peanuts (her
We have to keep mountains of grass feed on hand for our hundreds of cattle and other large animals, like friendly Raja the camel, who is ready for a nap after his meal! Thanks to generous grants especially recently before the summer drought from A Well-Fed World through and additionally from Help Animals India, we’ve
Baby Deer named ‘Hope’ is Thriving! She was only 10 days old when she was orphaned and rescued from the forest. She’s now well adjusted with our other deer. Here is the video of when she first came to Karuna! https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2051531651585009
The local Forest Department brought these rabbits to Karuna Society many months ago. They are not wild animals – they were bred to be used for meat and as pets. When they were rescued, they had a bad case of mange, a skin disease. Now they are healthy and love their new enclosure! There is
Our Annual Report for April 2017 to March 2018 is finalized! Please click on the below link to view it. KARUNA ANNUAL REPORT 2017-2018
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 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