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Sep 14, 2021 10 tweets 4 min read
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Dustbins, busy roads: Places from where we rescue abandoned tortoises! (A THREAD)

This week our team rescued two #startortoises one found abandoned at a temple's dustbin at #Mumbai's Goregaon & other near #Panvel farmhouse

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@ranjeetnature This week our rehab team experienced two very disturbing incidents of cruelty towards star tortoises.

An alert citizen spotted an injured star tortoise near the dustbin of a temple in Goregaon.
Apr 27, 2021 7 tweets 3 min read
Entangled #manja thread almost kills #BlackKite; rescued in time

It was found lying on the ground for several hours by #Mumbai's #Andheri resident.

Kite was safely rescued by our team in coordination with @MahaForest Killer thread was removed off its leg on the spot to provide some relief to bird & was given first-aid on its way to vet.

Its medical examination revealed that it was acutely dehydrated, undernourished as it was unable to fend itself possibly for day or 2 before getting rescued
Apr 27, 2021 4 tweets 3 min read
#Dumerilblackheaded #snake lands up at #Mulund resident's doorstep, rescued..

This 1ft 🐍 was rescued from #Walkabai Chawl at #YogiHills in #Mumbai after a resident spotted it right outside his door taking shelter between a pair of shoes. The snake was safely rescued and later released back into the wild in coordination with the forest department.

Dumeril black-headed snake is one of the tiniest reptiles around us and is also sometimes called the Jerdon's Many-toothed Snake.
Apr 25, 2021 6 tweets 4 min read
Humanity at its best ❤️ (A THREAD)

#Vikhroli's Kannamwar Nagar residents in #Mumbai help injured young #macaque get rescued!

It was found wandering inside premises of the residential blgd after it was chased by few community dogs.

@tweetsvirat @ranjeetnature @akshay_journo Upon closely observing they realized that its forehead was bleeding due to an injury & they got in touch with us to seek further assistance.

However, macaque was under stress due to the presence of community animals & was constantly changing its location to keep itself safe. Image