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A day in the life ,of the Pfa Wild life shelter

A slender Loris was rescued by People for Animals (Pfa) Volunteers, Bharath and Jayanna at Bhasveshnagar last evening.

Bharath and Jayanna noticed people around a tree gesticulating, and on going there noticed a terrified Loris on the branches.

Bharath and Jayanna climbed the tree and safely brought the Loris down. They contacted Pravin, the rescue manager at the Pfa Wild Life shelter at Kengeri.

On examination by the Dr.Vetrivel the Pfa vet at the shelter on arrival, it was found to be a male Loris weighing 180 grammes.

It was in shock, and had injuries on its digits, probably caused by red ants on the tree which it had climbed for safety from the mob which it was later learnt wanted to catch sell the animal!

Now named Shanker(see him in the attachment), the Loris is in the Wild life hospice at Kengeri, and according to the veterinarian Dr.Vetrivel would be resident there for a month or more and depending on his condition will be released to a suitable habitat, and its hoped that he will spend the rest of his natural life in safety there.

These gentle nocturnal animals protected by schedule 1 of the wild life act are highly endangered. Habitat destruction ,due to the tree felling going on to make way for new residential and commercial buildings and the widening of motorways.

Earlier in the day a Russell viper found by a couple in the suburbs, an injured scope owl, a bonnet macaque suffering from burns due to electrocution, a wounded parakeet was brought into the hospice adding to the more than seven thousand wild mammals, avians and reptiles and the one hundred and thirty five different species, who have come in injured, traumatized and displaced and have now got a new lease on life in safe natural habitats.

Now you can participate in saving our wild heritage by adopting the animal(taking care of an individual animals care financially), volunteering and otherwise helping out.

Remember you are the only hope they have.

Call Ranjan NOW at 98452-09623 or email him ranjanchacko@rediffmail.com.