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Time of India
27-06-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
Bird rescuers record rise in calls from Pune areas after onset of rains
1 2 3 4 Pune: The onset of monsoon rain spells and winds accompanying them has led to the displacement of many birds from their nests around the city, requiring immediate care by rescuers. Most of these rescuers in various areas said that they are getting a lot of calls regarding hatchlings of crows and the Indian grey hornbill. "A few days ago, we saw that a nest toppled off a tree in the society, and there were a few injured crow chicks. We have a lot of cats in the society, so we contacted the rescuer to help the injured nestlings," said Kusum Chaudhary, a resident of Undri. Keshav Narayan, a resident of Pashan, also raised the alarm when he saw a drenched kite struggling to take flight during a recent downpour. "The kite was shivering and had no strength to fly. It was in our parking lot. We offered it some food and water, but it refused to eat. The bird rescuer came and helped dry the kite," said Narayan. You Can Also Check: Pune AQI | Weather in Pune | Bank Holidays in Pune | Public Holidays in Pune Anil Avachite, who works as a lab assistant at Sassoon hospital, has been doubling up as a bird and snake rescuer for the last 44 years. He said that he rescued more than 15 crow hatchlings over the last couple of days. "This is the season when many crow nestlings reach sub-adulthood and try to fly. Some of them fall and get injured as a result of this, and some of them have fallen due to the rain and winds," said Avachite, who has received calls from areas like Koregaon Park, Vishrantwadi, Dhanori, etc. in recent times. Aniket Kamble, a bird rescuer who operates near the Pune railway station area, said that he received a lot of rescue calls for chicks of the Indian grey hornbill. "I receive 15-16 calls a day from residents who have spotted injured birds. Many of the crow chicks that we rescued are also suffering from eye infections in this season. The nests are usually higher up on trees, so when they fall, there are injuries that need to be tended to," said Kamble. Pawan Sharma, who runs RAWW, an NGO based in Mumbai and MMR, said that they rescued more than 20 species of birds, including the painted stork and even flamingoes stuck in mangroves during this season. "When the season changes, setups change, and owing to unpredictable weather, many birds get displaced from their nests. This is also the season where the stronger hatchlings push the weaker ones out of the nest," he said.
Time of India
13-06-2025
- Climate
- Time of India
Heatwave affects urban wildlife in new delhi causing rise in rescues and dehydration cases
New Delhi: The severe heat and high humidity has also affected birds and animals, not merely humans. Veterinary hospitals and animal welfare organisations reported numerous instances of dehydrated birds and urban wildlife from hornbills to fruit bats. "The past few days saw a heatwave that affected wild animals in the city. Our dedicated team rescued birds, snakes, and mammals, with birds being more gravely affected by the heat," said Kartick Satyanarayan, co-founder and CEO of animal rescue organisation Wildlife SOS. "Some of the species we rescued were barbet, black kite, pigeon, sparrow, myna, Indian grey hornbill, rhesus macaque, spectacled cobra, Indian wolf snake, even a bat. Black kites were most severely impacted as they tend to fly at higher altitudes in search of prey. This causes many of them to suffer heat stroke and dehydration." According to Muhammad Saud of animal service Wildlife Rescue, at least 150 birds were brought to the centre at Wazirabad by people who found them on the road gasping for air and clearly thirsty. Most of these were fledglings and nestlings, he said. The species rescued included crescent serpent eagles, barn owls, pond herons, buzzards, black kites, etc. "Throughout May, the weather was pleasant, unlike other years, and in June, within a week, everything flipped," said Saud. "In the past week, we tended to at least 150 birds. The cases spiked in the last four days, most being cases dehydration. This is breeding time and such cases occur a lot. People even reported that they saw birds crashing on the ground. We received around eight eagles and one Honey Buzzard. Among barn owls, most of the cases pertained to young chicks who had fallen off the nest. We rescue them, raise them and release them in the jungles at Kamla Nehru Ridge or Gandhi Mandu forest." Forest officials claimed the department was maintaining additional water sources at Asola for wildlife to cope with the extreme temperatures. "We clean the waterholes because during summer water needs to be replaced quickly. Two additional historic ponds were also refurbished. There are over 200 watering holes in Asola," said a forest official. In April and May, when the city saw sporadic episodes of extreme heat, nilgai were regularly spotted venturing from the Ridge in search of water. This prompted lieutenant governor VK Saxena to order DDA to create watering holes in the Ridge and city forests to provide animal relief. Several volunteers also reported that street dogs had become victims of the heat, some even succumbing to heatstroke. Several dog feeding points across the city are regularly resupplied with water by the volunteers. Besides, thunderstorms also impact wildlife. A strong storm on May 2 killed 200 birds in northwest Delhi alone. Follow more information on Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad here . Get real-time live updates on rescue operations and check full list of passengers onboard AI 171 .
