WRRC http://www.wrrcbangalore.org Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre Wed, 26 Oct 2016 07:57:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 Aneesha’s Long Walk http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/index.php/aneeshas-long-walk/ http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/index.php/aneeshas-long-walk/#comments Sat, 23 May 2015 10:18:47 +0000 http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/?p=1420 IMG_3351
Aneesha – freshly bathed and feeding in her new shelter.

Aneesha was a logging camp elephant in Kerala. Past injuries inflicted on her forelimbs, either intentionally or by accident, caused a serious disability. The stilted , stiff

]]> http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/index.php/aneeshas-long-walk/feed/ 0 The Court Intervenes for the Welfare of Captive Elephants http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/index.php/the-court-intervenes-for-the-welfare-of-captive-elephants/ http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/index.php/the-court-intervenes-for-the-welfare-of-captive-elephants/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2015 05:35:22 +0000 http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/?p=1289 Continue reading The Court Intervenes for the Welfare of Captive Elephants →]]> Originally Published on: http://www.mathrubhumi.com/story.php?id=541016

A Shaheed || April 24, 2015.
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It was when the cruelty meted out to captive elephants by both their mahouts and owners came to light that the Kerala Government enacted the Captive Elephant Management Rules.

The elephants are to be cared for properly according to these Rules and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. Not adhering to these is a punishable offence.

Yet, the law is being broken with impunity. The Honorable Supreme Court and many High Courts including the Kerala High Court have intervened in these cases and have made it amply clear that these animals have to be protected and cared for as cited in the rules and laws. The Forest Department has always announced that the law will be enforced strictly, but these announcements have remained a lip sservice only.

The Kerala Government enacted the Captive Elephant Management Rules in 2003. These Rules very clearly stipulated how captive elephants need to be cared for. Some of the important excerpts are as follows

  1. Mahouts engaged for a elephant should have at least 3 years of experience. (Rule 3 (1) )
  2. The experience of the mahout shall be certified by the officer authorised for the purpose by the Chief Wildlife Warden . (Rule 3 (2) )
  3. The owner shall provide a stable (tethering place) in a clean and healthy environment with sufficient shade to keep elephants during its rest period; . (Rule 4 (1) )
  4. A Veterinarian will conduct routine examinations and any instructions & advice given by the doctor will be adhered to. (Rule 5 3) )
  5. The elephant will be provided sufficient feed and water as it needs. (Rule 6)
  6. Owners will ensure that the elephants will not be subjected to unnecessary stress during festivals or ceremonies and that they will be shielded from Noise (Rule 12)
  7. The owners will also ensure that the elephant is not over-worked at ceremonies by not allowing it to be paraded for more than the allowed time prescribed in these rules. (Rule 12)
  8. The elephant will not be made to walk for more than 3 hours at a stretch (Rule 8 (6) ) and for more than 30 Kms in a day (Rule 8 (8) )

Any action, which causes pain to the elephant, even if it is by the mahout, it will be, considers an offence under the Rules and Act. The elephants shouldn

]]> http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/index.php/the-court-intervenes-for-the-welfare-of-captive-elephants/feed/ 0 526 Deaths during the last 15 years in the state due to Captive elephants running amok http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/index.php/526-deaths-during-the-last-15-years-in-the-state-due-to-captive-elephants-running-amok/ http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/index.php/526-deaths-during-the-last-15-years-in-the-state-due-to-captive-elephants-running-amok/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2015 14:00:46 +0000 http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/?p=1226 Mathrubhumi Malayalam Daily

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The present Writ Petition is being filed before the Hon

]]> http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/index.php/wrrc-elephant-petition/feed/ 0 Sunder http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/index.php/sunder/ http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/index.php/sunder/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2015 13:46:16 +0000 http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/?p=1216 Continue reading Sunder →]]> 18 April, 2014

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To all of you who have written to us about Sunder – some with joy at his release, some with apprehensions about his future – we promise that neither PETA nor WRRC are going leave any stone unturned to give him a good life!

Being in captivity is a tragic situation for such an intelligent animal with very critical requirements for food, water, social life, habitat and free movement.

The Hon’ble High Court of Maharashtra has specifically directed that he be sent to our facility, Bannerghatta Rehabilitation Center (BRC) in Karnataka. We’re working against time and within the constraints of available labour, to ensure that his housing is secure, safe and stress-free, and will allow him choices that he has been denied so far.

A team of elephant experts are advising us on various possibilities: solar fencing, shade areas, a wallowing pool, a shower… there’s a lot to be done, and it will take time. But we’ll be ready soon! Please be patient with us and tolerate any delays which may crop up.

Thank you for all your prayers, and your compassion!
Team WRRC

Pic: Courtesy: Dr. Manilal and team, PeTA

9 April, 2014

In response to the enormous amount of concern and awareness that Sundar has generated on the fate of elephants in captivity in the country, WRRC has been directed by the High Court Of Maharashtra to receive him and help him in the process of rehabilitation and recovery. Sunder has known physical abuse, chains, loneliness and misery for almost a decade.

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12 April, 2014

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03Nothing highlights the tragic fate of captive elephants than the plight of Menaka, the 19-year old female elephant who was made to suffer abuse and cruelty in the name of ritual and tradition in the custody of a temple. She was used for begging, made to walk the hot asphalted roads and was denied even basic healthcare. She was made to stand in her own urine and dung the whole day and a ramshackle vehicle garage was her shelter for the night. Her plight was brought to the notice of CUPA which approached the local police station in 2004. Even as investigations were apace, the cruelty to Menaka continued unabated. The Karnataka Forest Department seized Menaka from the temple in 2007. WRRC stepped in to help Menaka by contributing to her feed and to pay the salary of her mahouts.

However, years of abuse and neglect had taken a toll on her health and Menaka was diagnosed as suffering from an infectious and potentially contagious condition that needed quarantine facilities and treatment. Veterinarians advised special diet and nutrition and medical treatment for Menaka. The treatment is for a period of one year and involves isolation from other elephants, personal care, periodic monitoring and good health care.

WRRC has appealed to the forest department for permission to house Menaka at a suitable alternative location and the formalities regarding the same are being worked out. If for some reason this is not possible, WRRC will contribute additional food, medicines and supplements to ensure she makes a complete recovery, while she is at her present location in Bannerghatta Biological Park.

Menaka has come a long way, thanks to her own grit and determination. After years of neglect and cruelty by humans, she is finally beginning to see the human species as protectors and saviours. At this crucial juncture, Menaka desperately needs helping hands and the support of compassionate persons who can contribute towards her specialised nutrition, treatment, care and attention.

WRRC is totally committed to Menaka in her journey on the road to recovery and normalcy.

]]> http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/index.php/menaka/feed/ 0 The case of the elephant Lakshmi http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/index.php/the-case-of-the-elephant-lakshmi/ http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/index.php/the-case-of-the-elephant-lakshmi/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2015 13:37:55 +0000 http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/?p=1210 Continue reading The case of the elephant Lakshmi →]]> Lakshmi was a begging and blessing elephant, a category common across India and which is perhaps the most rampant form of exploitation of this gentle giant. Lakshmi belonged to a religious institution in Tumkur, about 75 kms north of Bangalore. After duly confirming that WRRC could care for her, the Forest Department confiscated her and she was housed at the BRC. But the absence of a rescue facility for captive elephants resulted in Lakshmi being returned to her former owners. But WRRC learnt from this case and has been working the State Forest Department and to make a care facility for captive elephants a reality soon.

]]> http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/index.php/the-case-of-the-elephant-lakshmi/feed/ 0 An unnecessary Vanity http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/index.php/an-unnecessary-vanity/ http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/index.php/an-unnecessary-vanity/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2015 13:28:38 +0000 http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/?p=1206 Continue reading An unnecessary Vanity →]]> by Akeeraman Kalidasa Bhattathiri

Translated from Original Story published by MalyalamOnline Dated: Saturday, March 28, 2015 0:37 hrs IST.

What Binoy Vishwam had written in Manorama about Humans being the villains in the cases of elephants running amok is completely true. It is but, a sad irony that one had to read about the tragic end of a mahout at a temple in Kaipamangalam in Thrissur when his ward ran amok along with this.

]]> http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/index.php/an-unnecessary-vanity/feed/ 0 Bengaluru birds in heat stress http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/index.php/bengaluru-birds-in-heat-stress/ http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/index.php/bengaluru-birds-in-heat-stress/#comments Tue, 17 Mar 2015 07:24:30 +0000 http://www.wrrcbangalore.org/?p=1174 The summer is here. Like us humans, the birds and other wildlife too feel the pinch of the sun.
Watch the video report by the leading daily, Deccan Herald, on what the Bannerghatta Rescue Centre is doing to help this summer.

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