This. Invite your friends and have a watch party!Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. 2. One of the major causes of this is the exploitation of sloth bears as ‘dancing’ bears by members of a Wildlife SOS is credited with the eradication of the ‘dancing bear’ practice in India,2. Dr. Hezy Anholt, Wildlife SOS Volunteer Veterinarian – Hezy graduated from the Western College of Veterinarian Medicine and completed a veterinary zoo internship in 2016. In 1995 he founded Wildlife SOS with Geeta Seshamani, dedicating this non-profit organization to protecting India’s environmental and wildlife resources from unsustainable exploitation. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. The main objectives of the centre are to eradicate illegal trafficking and holding of elephants, creating a platform for public awareness about the threats faced by Asian elephants, and ensuring the safety and protection of elephants in the wild while pioneering humane, modern and scientific management of elephants in India as a replacement of traditional methods of management that are fraught with risks to the elephants, owners and mahouts. He is a Member of the IUCN Bear Specialist Group (Sloth Bear Team Expert), the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, the State Wildlife Advisory Board of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir, the State Wildlife Advisory Board of the Government of Uttar Pradesh, the Central Zoo Authority’s Captive Elephant Evaluation Committee and the Executive Board of Friendicoes- SECA in New Delhi. S-32542 | UK Charity No. He has been an invited speaker at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, the House of Lords in London, Clinton School in the US among others.Kartick’s current focus is the mitigation of human-wildlife conflict in India through a series of workshops in bear habitat communities. In 1979, she became a part of Friendicoes SECA (Society for the Eradication of Cruelty to Animals), an animal rescue and welfare non- profit, and currently serves as its vice president. Although internationally known for groundbreaking work of eradicating the cruel and barbaric practice of Wildlife SOS was founded in 1995 by Kartick Satyanarayan and Geeta Seshamani with the motive of protecting and preserving India's natural heritage, forests and wildlife. Kalpana was a victim of this cruel commercial exploitation, and has been left with a lifetime of painful disabilities at the young age of just 35 to 40 years. The initiative was started in 1998, and now responds to nearly 300 rescue calls a month. Our Clinical Projects in One Health (CPOH) programme focuses on diseases of special zoonotic (animals-people), anthroponotic (people-animals), and economic concern. To learn more about Wildlife SOS, visit wildlifesos.orgElephant Tails Episode 7 - Mahima Sharma talks about the rescue of an elephant named BellaExecutive Director Nikki Sharp sits down with Assistant Campaign Officer Mahima Sharma to chat about the rescue of an amazingly elephant named Bella. Bannerghatta Bear Rescue Facility (2005) in Karnataka This episode highlights the reunion of a mother leopard with her tiny cub. She is the Vice President of Friendicoes SECA and the Co- Founder and Secretary of Wildlife SOS. With a Post Graduate Diploma in Wild Animals Disease Management, Dr. Ilayaraja is Wildlife Veterinary Officer at the Agra Bear Rescue Facility and at the Elephant Conservation Care Centre.This website uses cookies to improve your experience. The team rescues animals and birds that have been injured, abandoned or trapped in urban areas. For over three decades, her life has been centred on the profound belief that man can coexist with animals and forests. This allows them to become secondary breadwinners for the family and empowers them through financial independence. The research team: Dr Hezy Anholt, Dr Love Kaona, and the aerial drone!