A large section of our Gurgaon Rescue
Facility is dedicated to birds. At any given time, there
are more than fifty pariah kites undergoing treatment at the
facility. All the birds are rescued by us or brought to us
by people who found the injured birds in various parts of
the city. Our sister organization, 'FRIENDICOES',
also gets injured birds and sends them to our rescue shelter
for rehabilitation. A large number of pariah kites, owls,
vultures, etc. come from 'Jain Bird Hospital', which does
not have the infrastructure to look after the larger birds.
Another large aviary has been set up for peacocks. The National
Capital Region has got a healthy population of peacocks
in it's green belts. Peafowl are brought to our rescue centre
as a result of road accidents, electric shock, or attacks
by feral dogs or cats. Many of them survive the wounds,
and within a few months' time, we release the birds back
into their natural habitat.
For pariah kites, we have a soft
release programme: the birds are kept in a large aviary;
once a bird is able to fly properly, we allow it to fly
out. Due to the availability of enough food and the presence
of other birds, these newly freed birds stay near the rescue
facility and return back for food for a few more days before
they fly away.
Help us
help them.