Our Animal Protector team rescued and rehabilitated 53 wild animals through 52 timely interventions across the region. From seven Burmese Pythons to an Asian Palm Civet, each life was saved through community compassion and dedicated rescue efforts.
Protecting the Wild: 53 Lives Saved
In September, every call for help became an opportunity to save a life. Under our Animal Protector Program, our team carried out 52 interventions, rescuing and rehabilitating 53 wild animals who found themselves in danger across our communities.
From elusive reptiles like the Banded Krait, Wall’s Krait, Spectacled Cobra, Juvenile Russell’s Viper, Common Wolf Snake, Copper-headed Trinket, Burmese Python, and Indian Rat Snake, to vulnerable mammals and birds such as the Asian Palm Civet and the Indian Palm Squirrel—each rescue was a powerful reminder of how deeply our actions impact the delicate balance of nature.
These animals survived because someone cared enough to call for help… because trained rescuers were ready to respond… and because compassionate supporters like you made timely interventions possible.
Together, we ensured that every life—no matter how small, misunderstood, or feared—was given a chance to heal, return home, and live free in the wild where it belongs.
Seven Burmese Pythons Find Their Way Back to the Wild
September brought a remarkable series of rescues across North Bengal—7 Burmese Pythons, each facing danger inside human settlements, were saved thanks to vigilant communities and our dedicated rescue team.
From Salmara to Markapara, Petvata, Rajarhat, Birpara, Tapshikatha, and Makrapara, these large snakes entered homes, courtyards, and gardens—often in search of prey or shelter as human activity continues to disturb their natural habitats. While fear was the first reaction in many households, something even stronger took over: compassion. Instead of causing harm, residents reached out to us. This shift reflects the growing impact of our awareness and coexistence work.
In one particularly challenging incident, a python had become painfully entangled in a garden net, suffering superficial wounds. Our team carefully freed the snake, treated its injuries with Betadine, and kept it under observation until it stabilized. Thankfully, the remaining pythons were found healthy, alert, and uninjured, requiring no medical intervention.
Every rescue ended the same way—with a safe return to the wilderness. All seven pythons were released the same day, close to their rescue sites, into forested habitats suitable for shelter, hunting, and recovery.
These rescues show what becomes possible when communities choose coexistence. What once could have ended in violence now ends in understanding, protection, and safe release.
Because of your support, snakes like these are not feared—they are saved.
Thank you for helping us build a future where every life truly matters.
A Classroom Visitor Finds Freedom — The Rescue of an Asian Palm Civet
On 22 September 2025, staff at a college in Falakata, Alipurduar discovered an unexpected visitor—a lone Asian Palm Civet trapped inside a classroom. For three long days, the anxious animal remained inside, unable to escape. The staff waited, watched, and hoped it might find its way out. But when they realized it was too stressed and weak to leave on its own, they made the compassionate decision to call for help.
Our rescue team arrived quickly and gently secured the frightened civet. Though visibly stressed, it had no major injuries—just exhaustion after days without proper food or rest.
For the next five days, our team provided intensive supportive care:
- a quiet, stress-free enclosure
- a nutritious diet of boiled eggs, chicken, and seasonal fruits
- careful monitoring to help it regain strength and natural behaviours
Little by little, the civet transformed—from a scared, disoriented animal into a confident wild creature ready to return home. By 27 September 2025, it was fully alert, feeding independently, and active.
That morning, our volunteers released it into a safe, natural habitat nearby, watching as it disappeared swiftly into the trees—free once again.
This rescue is a powerful reminder that wildlife often enters human spaces not from aggression, but from confusion or shrinking habitats. Every time a community chooses to help instead of harm, a life is saved.
Heartfelt thanks to the Falakata College staff, rescuers, veterinarians, and supporters whose compassion gave this civet a second chance at life.
Together, we protect. Together, we save. Because every life truly matters.
Your compassion is the quiet force behind every rescue vehicle that rolls out at dawn, every frightened animal gently lifted to safety, every wound cleaned, every enclosure prepared, and every release back into the wild.
Because of you, 53 wild lives were saved this September.
The animals can’t thank you—but we can.
Thank you for standing with wildlife, for choosing kindness, and for protecting the fragile lives that share our world.
If you wish to continue supporting next month’s rescues, your contribution—big or small—will help us reach the next animal in need.
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Join us again this month. Protect the voiceless. Preserve the wild. Because every life matters.
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