WRRC

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Bannerghatta Rehabilitation Center

The Bannerghatta Rehabilitation Centre (BRC), started jointly with the Karnataka Forest Department, is a 7-acre rescue and rehabilitation centre managed by WRRC. BRC has a surgery room, animal kitchen, pre- and post-operative holding areas, reptile enclosures (pits), macaque enclosures, aviaries of different sizes, and housing for the staff who live there. The macaques and the parakeets have swings, tires, climbing scaffolds and other enrichment tools to keep themselves active and engaged.
Animals that come to BRC have generally been confiscated from wildlife trade and display, or have been rescued after accidents, or were being kept as pets till better sense prevailed.

BRC is on the outskirts of Bangalore, on the Northern edge of Bannerghatta National Park. It is an area frequented by elephants, leopards and wild boars, and home to many small mammals, snakes, and a large number of birds. Because of the presence of wildlife, the centre closes at dusk. At night, the gate is shut and the surrounding electric fence is turned on, partly as protection against curious elephants – and partly to discourage curious strangers from wandering in.

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Elephant Care Facility

The WRRC established the first elephant care facility with the Karnataka Forest Department in Malur, leading to a relocation to a 70-acre space in the Lakshmisagara Reserve Forest, where they welcomed a few more elephants. All these elephants have come from a background of intensive confinement,subject to excessive dominance and control. Here the rescued animals can learn to forage, live without chains and engage in necessary behaviours such as socializing, resting, mud wallow, soaking in the water body and gentle exercise. This centre also act as an interpretation centre where elephant behavior, habitat use, impact of commercial captivity and see firsthand the positive changes brought about by rehabilitation processes that help these abused animals to recover and spend the remainder of their lives in peaceful environs.

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