#wildlifesos

An approx. 6 year old male #Leopard who was left paralyzed after a highway accident was rescued by #WildlifeSOS & the Forest Dept. from Dhavalpuri village, Ahmednagar. Despite our best efforts, the leopard succumbed to its injuries this morning.
Read the full story by Hindustan Timeshere:http://bit.ly/2BKLK9N

As part of our ongoing human-elephant conflict mitigation project in the north Indian state of #Chhattisgarh in collaboration with the state Forest Department, we plan on tracking the movements of the herd of wild elephants in order to curb the increasing human-elephant conflict in the region. Recently, our Director of Research and Veterinary Operations, Dr. Arun A. Sha made a trip to Johannesburg, South Africa to pick up three radio collars from the renowned African Wildlife Tracking. As part of the procurement, Dr. Arun was specially trained in the working and usage of collars and associated software.
Follow the link for a quick update on the training for the Radio-collars for the Wild Elephant Project here: http://bit.ly/2GOhxWK

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“Desperately waiting for the weekend….”

Its trivia time!

This month marks the three year anniversary of Peanut’s rescue from the cruel life of a circus elephant. Do you know what her name was before she was rescued by Wildlife SOS?

Test your knowledge at https://wildlifesos-peanut.questionpro.com/

Dell has recently partnered with #WildlifeSOS to organize employee engagement activities at our #BannerghattaBearRescueCenter and is also contributing towards the feeding of the bears as part of their CSR (Corporate Social Responsibly) initiative. Recently a group of employees from DELL-Bangalore extended their support and lend a hand to our rescued sloth bears by volunteering at our center in Bangalore, Karnataka.
Read more about their visit by following this link: https://bit.ly/2Ha6muw

#ThursdayThoughts

“We don’t develop courage by being happy every day. We develop it by surviving difficult times and challenging adversity.”
~ Barbara De Angelis.

Take Action: This ‘dancing bear’ was 'rescued’ with one other bear in December. The other bear has died and this one is wallowing in a dingy cage. It is outrageous that he could also die from horrible conditions after surviving many years as a dancing bear. Please tell the Nepal government to transfer the bear immediately to us! We have rescued and rehabilitated over 600 'dancing bears.’ We will go get him. https://e-activist.com/page/21298/action/1

Photo Credit: Ryan Chang

It is with very heavy hearts that we report our cherished friend, Lakhi, has just passed away. Her passing was sudden and unexpected.

As we struggle to find words to express the grief we feel at her loss, we hope you find some comfort in knowing that she was not alone at the time — she was surrounded by the elephants who have been her family and friends for the last 3 years. She died in the company of those who loved her and looked out for her.

Please join us in lighting a candle for our dear friend. We know you will miss her as much as we will.

We will update you more in a couple of days. For now, we hope you remember her the way we do: as the gentlest of giants, full of life, always affectionately touching the elephants close to her.

Rest in peace, dear friend.

Photo: Lakhi (left) with her friend Coco.

#ThursdayThought

“Animals are, like us, endangered species on an endangered planet, and we are the ones who are endangering them, it, and ourselves. They are innocent sufferers in a hell of our making.”
- Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson.

For all our supporters who couldn’t make it to our latest #webinar on our rescued elephants, Asha, Lakhi & Suzy’s third rescue anniversary, don’t worry, we have got you covered!
Follow the link to read more & for a link to the recorded version: http://wildlifesos.org/blog/a-webinar-on-asha-lakhi-suzy/

Join Wildlife SOS Co-Founder Kartick Satyanarayan for a Q & A session on Friday, March 2 at 11:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern time. Watch and interact for FREE from anywhere in the world. The hour will be devoted to answering your questions about Wildlife SOS and the animals we care for. Register at www.anymeeting.com/PIID=ED54DC86854F31