Rescued Fruit Bat

One of our unusual rescues has been a fruit bat who was badly wounded on his head. We named him Peetje and because he stayed with us for several months we came to know each other well. He really was like a small dog, very intelligent and “knowing” what...

Amy the Antelope Baby

A villager brought this baby antelope to us as it was found alone, crying in the forest. We looked for signs of her mother, in vain. She is a very rare “four horned antelope”, almost extinct in this area. Most probably they had come to our area for...

Bears Ramaa and Giri Playing Together

As promised: Here are Ramaa and Giri playing. Giri is one year older than Ramaa. He came to Karuna after being electrocuted in a farmers field. He was unconscious for two days but recovered well. He lost the sight of one eye but has still one left to “eye”...

Wildlife Released

Karuna’s wildlife rescue centre is in the process of shifting the monkeys and deer to our new location close to the forest. We used the opportunity to release some healthy monkeys and deer back into their natural habitat. Ten monkeys were released a few days ago...