Join the fun and bring awareness to the plight of elephants. Even our elephant caregivers are showing their support!
Paint your toes grey and share your photos on social media. In celebration of World Elephant Day August 12, we're doing a public participation campaign to bring awareness to the plight of endangered elephants and the chronic foot injuries suffered by India’s captive elephants. As a lover of these majestic animals, will you join us? It’s easy, so share now!
http://toegrey.org
https://wildlifesos.org
1) Paint your toes grey to show your support and solidarity for the world’s vanishing elephants. Encourage your friends and family to join you and learn more about the threats facing elephants.
2) Show your love and support of elephants by sharing photos of your fun grey toes on social media now using the hashtags #toegrey #worldelephantday and tag @wildlifesos SOS. We will share supporter's best photos from around the world!
The #WildlifeSOS Rapid Response rescued a juvenile spotted owlet that was injured due to an attack by a pack of feral dogs in Mathura.
Weighing less than 115 grams in the wild, these birds are extremely delicate and often spotted under the safety of dense canopy cover. This owlet sustained soft tissue damage in the right wing and is currently under the care of our expert medical team.
Once fully recovered, the bird will be released back into the wild.
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#wildlifesos #rescue #release #rapidresponseunit #forestdeparment #postoftheday #videooftheday #igers #protect #conserve #conservation #wildlife #indiawildlife #bird #owl #owlet #spottedowl #birdsofinstagram #birdconservation #animalhospital
Responsible Tourism with Siddharth Kak. Wildlife SOS proudly presents its official partners - the Responsible Tourism Society of India (@rtsoi.in ) to promote ethical wildlife tourism in the country and discourage practices that wrongly impact the environment and its inhabitants.
Watch Mr. Siddharth Kak, an Indian documentary maker, television producer, and presenter, advocate for responsible travels and sustainable practices that directly affect the ecological balance and biodiversity.
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Posted @withregram • @rtsoi.in Siddharth Kak is an Indian documentary maker, television producer, and presenter, best known as the producer and presenter of Surabhi (1990–2001), a show that is India's longest-running cultural series and featured in the Limca Book of Records for receiving the largest measured audience response ever in the history of Indian television. During the 1990s, Surabhi had become a benchmark show and is known as "one of the best television shows ever made that reflected the length and breath of the Indian culture". Subsequently, Kak established the 'Surabhi Foundation' with the assistance of Ford Foundation and started a project on preserving cultural artefacts.
Siddharth Kak here masterfully presents the case for being a responsible traveller, gracing us with his unique, inimitable style. Heed to his sage voice!
Protect the places you love while receiving benefits that help you transform your impact. Become an RTSOI Member and/or know more about our activities and how you could partner with us, check the Link in Bio.
#carbonfootprint #climatechange #sustainability #environment #savetheplanet #ecofriendly #sustainable #climateaction #globalwarming #zerowaste #gogreen #pollution #recycle #reuse #climatecrisis #sustainableliving #nature #greenhousegases #environmentallyfriendly #reducereuserecycle #climate #plasticfree #airpollution #green #saveourplanet #climatechangeisreal #renewableenergy #carbonneutral #IAmAResponsibleTraveller
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Never leave your house without sunscreen! 💅🏼🌞
Much like us, elephants have sensitive skin. They need to protect themselves from the harsh ultraviolet rays of the sun. Elephants use mud as a natural sunscreen and spread it on their backs to cover their skin. This helps them cool down their bodies and shield their skin from sunburns, insect bites and moisture loss.
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#elephant #mudbath #naturalsunscreen #wildlifephotography #pachyderm #wildlifeconservation #animalrescue #gentegiants #rescued #wildlifesosindia #sunscreen #chanchal #elephantconservationandcarecenter
Paint your toes grey and share on social media now! For the build-up to World Elephant Day August 12, let's take over the hashtags #toegrey and #worldelephantday. Over the next 10 days we will be sharing photos from elephant lovers around the world, so please join us.
Learn more about elephants and find media materials here:
http://toegrey.org
https://wildlifesos.org
In celebration of World Elephant Day, we are launching this fun public participation campaign to bring awareness to the plight of endangered elephants and the chronic foot injuries suffered by India’s captive elephants. As a lover of these majestic animals, will you join us? It’s easy!
1) Paint your toes grey to show your support and solidarity for the world’s vanishing elephants. Encourage your friends and family to join you and learn more about the threats facing elephants.
2) Show your love and support of elephants by sharing photos of your fun grey toes on social media using the hashtags #toegrey #worldelephantday and tag Wildlife SOS. We will share supporter's best photos from around the world!
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#toegrey
#worldelephantday
@wildlifesos
Emma’s health update. In the 6 months since her arrival at the #WildlifeSOS Elephant Hospital campus, Emma's grown more comfortable in her new home and the caregivers and veterinarians have gained her trust.
In this video, Dr Arun A Sha talks about Emma's physical condition and the kinds of treatment she is currently undergoing. Like every other elephant under our care, Emma suffers from physical and psychological scars which will take a long time to heal. In the meantime, our expert medical team will be doing everything in their hands to ensure Emma's journey of recuperation is smooth and as comfortable for her as possible.
You can play an important role by becoming a monthly donor or sponsor for Emma (link in bio)
Did you know?
Sloth bears are well known for being noisy eaters.
A large gap between the upper teeth makes the perfect space for sucking up termites. The bears' lips and tongue create a powerful suction and loud slurping, sucking sounds just like a vaccum cleaner!
Their diet in the wild consists of fruits, termites and ants, honey, sugarcane, eggs, grubs and carrions.
Running into the Weekend!. Running into the weekend like . . . .
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#wildlifesos #slothbear #bannerghatta #rescuedanimals #dancingbears #freedom #weekend #saturday #bearsofinstagram
Get ready to paint your toes grey for World Elephant Day!
In celebration of World Elephant Day on August 12, we’re launching a fun public participation campaign to bring awareness to the plight of endangered elephants and the chronic foot injuries suffered by India’s captive elephants. As a lover of these majestic animals, will you join us? It’s easy!
http://toegrey.org
1) Paint your toes grey to show your support and solidarity for the world’s vanishing elephants. Encourage your friends and family to join in and learn more about the threats facing elephants.
2) Show your love and support of elephants by sharing photos of your fun grey toes on social media using the hashtags #toegrey and #worldelephantday and tag @Wildlife SOS. We will share supporters best photos from around the world!
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#toegrey
#worldelephantday
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@wildlifesos
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Toegrey.org
A Day In The Life of Laxmi. Today, we celebrate not just the 8th year of freedom for our dear Laxmi but also her larger-than-life personality, as she can be spotted with her stout structure and unique high-pitched trumpet.
In the last 8 years, Laxmi has recovered at her own pace from the immense psychological trauma that she was put through as a begging elephant in Maharashtra, violently being beaten to work. While our veterinary team and care staff focused on ensuring that her tough transition from burgers to beetroots is smooth, Laxmi showed impeccable strength as we tended to her emotional and physical wounds.
What better way than to show you a glimpse of what a day in Laxmi's life looks like as we celebrate her 8th rescueversary at #WildlifeSOS!
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#wildlifesos #refusetoride #elephants #elephantconservation #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #indianwildlife #rescue #elephanthospital #igers #postoftheday #herd #saveelephants #nature #conservation #protection #welfare
Happy World Tiger Day! 🌏🐅🐯
World Tiger Day is a global, annual celebration to raise awareness for tiger conservation. On this auspicious occasion, we are pleased to announce the winners of our World Tiger Day Photography Competition! The WSOS team would like to thank all those who submitted their photos and donated generously.
🥇1st place: Priyanka Agarwal’s (@priagarwal ) Eye to eye!” clicked at Ranthambore National Park, Zone 5-T-121 (young male tiger)
🥈2nd place: A tie between PB Vignesh (@p.b_vignesh ) and Najish Ali Sayyad (@najishali.ali ).
🥉3rd place: Shivakumar Natarajan’s “Pride family of India” clicked at Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra.
🏅Honorable mentions: Dr. Jeet Narayan Dutta (@stripes_in_raw ), Dalia Dey (@dalia.dey ), Vikas Datta (@photoman_indie ), Soham Mehta (@soham_photography_ ), Aditya Shah (@ad1394 )and Sanchi Aggarwal (@nomadic_eyes )
Congratulations to all our winners! 🎉
India holds over half the world's tiger population. Our tigers continue to fall prey to gentrification, habitat loss, hunting, poaching, illegal trade and human conflict which drive them closer to extinction. However, through increasing awareness and dedicated organisations effectively involved in hands-on tiger conservation, their numbers are slowly on the rise.
The plethora of knowledge and data that our camera traps have captured over the years is astounding and the beauty of nature captured in these cameras has been nothing short of remarkable.
A #SlothBear mother can be seen carrying her cubs on her back, as they venture out to forage.
In the next video, a Small Indian #Civet was captured on a nightly foraging routine. Another camera trap caught an Indian #WildBoar which is widely distributed through India and neighboring countries.
The camera trap also spots a group or ostentation of #Peafowl in the wild together, in the late evening. Finally, a female #Leopard can be seen walking along the stony terrain of a den, possibly on a hunting routine.
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#wildlifesos #environment #protect #conservation #nature #MotherNature #restoreecosystem #biodiversity #rescuecentres #ecosystem #cameratrap #photography #wildlife #wildanimals #research
Bosom buddies, Daisy and Jasmine gleefully fling mud in the air amidst a luscious, green backdrop at the Wildlife SOS Elephant Rehabilitation Centre in Haryana! Daisy, a former begging elephant, tragically lost her vision in both eyes, so Jasmine took over as her guiding light.
Together, the inseparable duo embark on long strolls and dust baths with Jasmine leading the way. The elephants adore dust baths not just because it's amusing, but because the dust acts as a natural sunscreen for their bodies, shielding them from the harsh sun and cooling them down.
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#wildlifesos #refusetoride #elephants #elephantconservation #wildlife #wildlifeconservation #indianwildlife #rescue #igers #postoftheday #herd #saveelephants #nature #conservation #protection #welfare
The temperatures in North India have hit close to 50 degree Celsius during these summer months , thus our elephants can be seen either in their pool or taking relaxing mud baths to protect themselves from the sun. Suzy, mostly prefers to stay away from the blazing sun and only steps out for her morning and evening walks with Asha.
Suzy is blind, and the oldest female under our care and our elephant care staff and field team are particularly more careful in prioritising her comfort. Suzy’s caregiver is an expert at geriatric care and was also the former caregiver for our oldest tusker, Gajraj. He leads the way for Suzy and Asha when out for their daily walks, and clears any stray pebbles, sharp stones and scraps which may hurt their foot pads.
#elephant #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildlifesosindia #wildlifeconservation #pachyderm #gentlegiant #rescued #savingindiaselephants #blindelephant #summercare #geriatric
While working in the Kalandar community in Rajasthan, we couldn't believe our eyes when we saw the unspeakable struggles these Kalandar families were undergoing due to the pandemic. So many of these families lost their livelihoods due to the lock down.
Assessing the severity of the situation, we decided to do our best to lend a helping hand. We embarked on a mission to make the women of the village self-reliant as well as revive their economy. We started a small sewing training centre for the Kalandar women, with a local, skilled seamstress as their instructor. This effort inspired six other women to join our initiative and each instructor was granted a sum of Rs 2000 to teach their craft to other women for two-three hours a day.
We supplied them with a sewing machine and all other necessary materials. It has been really heartwarming to see the success of this enterprise and hope it inspires other women to stand on their feet!
#kalandar #dancingbears #community #communityparticipation #smallscaleindustry #womenempowerment #rehabilitation
Leopard Found in a School!. In a shocking incident, an adult male leopard broke into the canteen of a school located in a village in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra.
The big cat was successfully rescued in a 4-hour-long daring operation by Wildlife SOS & the Maharashtra Forest Department.
Equipping themselves with safety nets, a trap cage and protective gear to carry out the rescue mission, a five-member team from Wildlife SOS rushed to assist a team of forest officers in the rescue operation.
The leopard was safely shifted to a trap cage and transferred to the Wildlife SOS Leopard Rescue Centre in Junnar for medical care and observation. The leopard, estimated to be a 7 to 8 yearly male had wounds all over his body which were at risk of becoming septic in the rains.
After treatment and observation, the leopard was safely released back to the wild.
#leopard #rescue #animalrescue #wildlifephotography #wildlifeconservation #savingindiasanimals #bigcats #feline #mananimalconflict #leopardinaschool #forest #endangered #wildlifesosindia
An injured baby #Shikra was rescued by the Maharashtra Forest Department in Junnar. The bird was brought to the #ManikdohLeopardRescueCenter for treatment and care.
The #WildlifeSOS team nursed it back to health and after a few weeks, the young Shikra grew into a healthy fledgling. On being deemed fit by our veterinarian, the bird was released back into the wild.
The Shikra, also known as the little banded goshawk, is a widespread resident across Asia and Africa. A small but powerful bird of prey, they inhabit a range of habitats including forests, woodlands, plains, farmlands, and urban areas. During breeding season (March-June) the Shikra, normally a quiet bird, becomes very noisy.
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#wildlifesos #rescue #release #rapidresponseunit #forestdeparment #maharashtra #bird #birdofprey #birdsofinstagram #videooftheday #igers #protect #conserve #conservation #wildlife #indiawildlife
WSOS Volunteer Awards" 'Compassionate Creator' Category. We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Wildlife SOS Volunteer Awards: 'Compassionate Creator’' category is Alpana Ahuja (@alpanahujart ), who has been selflessly supporting Wildlife SOS for almost a decade. She has donated hundreds of stunning paintings, created the Padhchihn or the Elephant footprint series, designed merchandise, children’s books, and lots more that have directly supported our efforts in the field of wildlife conservation and welfare thus enabling more rescues and providing a better life for our rescued animals.
Watch this exclusive interview with this Compassionate Creator as she talks about her journey with WSOS.
Thank you Alpana for your unwavering support towards our cause!
Wildlife SOS’s anti-poaching squad, ‘Forest Watch’, consists of a complex network of informants gathering critical information on poachers and criminals involved in the illegal wildlife trade.
This #TigerDay you can support the efforts of our vigilant foot soldiers by participating in our Tiger Photography Competition!
All the proceeds go towards the anti-poaching efforts of 'Forest Watch' to protect tigers and other vulnerable species that need our help.
Read the rules and register (LINK IN BIO)
The top 3 winners will receive special goodies and vouchers from Wildlife SOS!
Share this with your fellow wildlife photography enthusiasts 📸🐅
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#wildlifesos #tiger #photography #antipoaching #photographylovers #photographycompetition #wildlife #indiawildlife #savethetiger #nature #photo #photographer #photographers_of_india #conservation #protection #igers #postoftheday
Today marks one year since Gajraj left us with a gaping hole in our hearts as he took his last breath. Gajraj, which means 'King of Elephants', truly lived up to his name with his elegance, majestic demeanor and unparalleled strength. We fondly remember him enjoying dust baths under the sun while being pampered by his caregiver with his favourite snack - mangoes!
To honor Gajraj's departure to his heavenly abode, his mourning caregiver planted a sapling in his memory followed by a silent prayer for his kind soul to finally be at peace.
There will always be a special place in our hearts for our gentle giant who continues to inspire and motivate us to do better for all the other elephants like Gajraj who deserve a second chance at life.
The true king, we miss you every day!
#wildlifesosindia #remembering #gajraj #kingofelephants #elephant #savingindiaselephants #wildlifeconservation #wildliferescue #freeforever #pachyderm
