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Formation | 1995 |
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Founder | Geeta Seshamani, Kartick Satyanarayan |
Headquarters | New Delhi |
Website | wildlifesos |
Wildlife SOS (WSOS) is a conservation non-profit organisation in India, established in 1995 with the primary objective of rescuing and rehabilitating wildlife in distress, and preserving India's natural heritage. It is currently one of the largest wildlife organisations in South Asia.
Although internationally known for groundbreaking work of resolving the cruel and barbaric practice of dancing bears from the streets of India while creating alternative livelihoods for the nomadic communities that depended on the exploitation of the bears, WSOS is also known for their efforts at rescue and rehabilitation of sloth bears and more recently elephants.[1] Wildlife SOS also runs active projects focused on mitigation of human wildlife conflict with regard to species like leopards,[2] macaques,[3] elephants,[4] moon bears,[5] snakes,[6] and other animals across several states in India. In addition, their work includes projects targeted at biodiversity and habitat conservation, awareness workshops and anti-poaching operations, as well as the rehabilitation of communities dependent on performing or working animals for their livelihood.[7]
Wild life SOS features in a documentary show series of History TV called India's Jungle Heroes.[8]