Tiger cub being treated at CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, Assam

It is the only unit of its kind in India that is involved in the long term rescue and rehabilitation of Asian elephants, Asiatic black bear, greater one horned rhinoceros and wild buffaloes. Apart from stabilising and releasing large numbers of temporarily disadvantaged wild animals at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) near Kaziranga National Park in Assam, Wild Rescue has been instrumental in reuniting several elephant calves with their natal herds. CWRC's hand-reared rhino calves were the first to be reintroduced at the Manas National Park in Assam after its entire population was wiped out by poachers during years of political unrest.

Wild Rescue also provides rapid response to emergencies through its mobile veterinary services and conservation rehabilitation centres. It works with a network of trained amateur rehabilitators, veterinarians and conservation agencies.

Raising orphaned elephant calves at the CWRC

Through capacity building exercises, the programme has trained 240 interested individuals on techniques of wildlife rehabilitation in six workshops around the country. During the past three years, experts from USA, Russia and South Africa have contributed to these training workshops. This network has been active and effective in rescues during natural disasters where domestic and wild animals have been affected.