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Rehabilitation of Chimps

A pair of chimpanzees were held up in a resort city ‘Aamby Valley” near Pune. The chimps were kept in a small enclosure without any enrichment, Due to which they were losing their sanity. Manoj was requested by Ms Maneka Gandhi to rescue them. The place was under strict private security and open only to private members. Manoj sneaked in several times bypassing their security and initiated legal action. This lead to news in the media coverage and resentment among the owners of the ‘private city’. The management finally agreed to construct a temporary structure of 10,000 sq

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End of begging elephants in Maharashtra :

Pune and Mumbai region were a host to close to a dozen Elephants used for begging and entertainment. We realized that despite having highest protection under the law, the elephants were being blatantly abused. We insisted on registration of FIR and their seizure. However we found that the Elephants were released back to the owners by the courts due to lack of understanding. We fought a long and tiring battle to prove that the elephants were being tortured and needed medical attention. Manoj  took help of experts from Karnataka and Kerala to conduct inspection, got a l

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Closure of Illegal Zoo in College

In 2006 the we were alerted about an illegal zoo operating in a college run by an influential person. We took help of the forest department and visited the zoo and found that the entire lot of 250 animals were being kept sans any legality and without mandatory permission from the Central Zoo Authority. Despite pressure and threats,  we  diligently worked to get an FIR registered and obtained order from the Hon’ble Court against the owner. All 260 animals were rehabilitated to the Wildlife Rescue Centre in Pune. Animals seized included Peacock, Barking Deer, Monkeys, Wild G

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Wildlife Raids in Vidarbha

We realized that there was open and brazen trade of wild animals and their parts in districts of Amravati, Akola, Vardha, Nagpur and Yevatmal. We conducted several raids across the Districts and got several people arrested. We also worked with the Forest Department to ensure that bail applications were strenuously opposed and chargesheets were filed with proper details. These actions had a serious impact on open sale of deer antlers, porcupine spikes, wild bird meat, deer and black buck meat which were openly sold in weekly bazaars.

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Ending Nag Panchami in Pune

In Maharashtra, there is a strong tradition of worshiping snakes during the Nag Panchami ‘festival’. This would lead to large scale poaching and display of snakes. We lead a group of snake rescues and co-ordinated with the Forest Departments to conduct raid and rescues. Several people were arrested, and several snakes rescued each year. It was found that the snakes had their fangs crudely removed and mouth stitched with threads. These snakes were left to die of thirst and starvation after the festival. Continuous action over several years led to eradication of the practice

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