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Thursday, February 19, 2026
TopicAnimal rescue

Topic: Animal rescue

Leopards & snakes in Gurugram, Ghaziabad? Two NCR wildlife superheroes on speed dial

At the edge of India’s rapidly growing cities, where the urban sprawl meets wilderness, Anil Gandas and Vineet Arora answer urgent calls to rescue wildlife caught in human chaos.

Animal activists on SC stray dogs order—‘MCD should involve local caregivers in deciding feeding points’

They added that MCD should show ‘the same level of excitement’ in building dedicated feeding spaces as they showed for catching stray dogs and putting them in shelters.

After FIRs & inspections, fate of ‘tortured’ animals at Palamur lab rests on new panel report

PETA flagged irregularities about a month ago but animals are yet to be rescued. Telangana-based Palamur Biosciences has denied allegations.

Delhi’s animals dying of heat stress, thirst—dogs bleeding through their noses, cats panting

Animal welfare groups are focusing on equipping shelters and centres with necessary resources–coolers, ACs and water–to handle surgery or treatments during summer months.

Rescue operations for pets start in submerged Ukraine city after Kakhovka dam collapse

The vast Soviet-era hydroelectric dam was breached in the early hours of Tuesday, sending floodwaters cascading across a swathe of the warzone in southern Ukraine.

Army personnel, NGO come together to save 35-year-old elephant in Uttarakhand

The Army swung into action after Union Minister General V.K. Singh (retd) reached out to them to rescue the elephant that has been lying down for the last two weeks.

He is Bihar’s ‘Snake Man’ and he won’t stop till he rescues the very last one

Hariom says Indian snakes are misunderstood. To reverse this, he runs a rescue centre in Buxar, uses Instagram Reels, and has developed a new repellent.

This owl flew from Europe to India & was nearly killed by heatwave. Now, it’s ready to take off

The 'short-eared' owl was found near a Pune grassland, severely dehydrated and unable to lift its head or fly. It was then taken to the RESQ Wildlife Treatment Transit Centre.

SubscriberWrites: Mongrels are our ‘desi’ companions and deserve love too. Animal cruelty needs to be punished

Subscriber writes on how Indian breed of dogs are stereotyped and ignored over ‘imported, in-vouge’ breeds. But there is still hope.

These rescuers are saving humans and snakes from each other

Armed with stick, bag and first-aid kit, rescuers are catching snakes & releasing them back into the forest.

On Camera

Asim Munir can’t be seen serving Israel. Trump’s Board of Peace puts Pakistan in tough spot

Islamabad is caught between the devil and the deep blue sea —it can't say no to Trump’s plan to use Pakistani troops in the stabilisation force but it can't agree to commit either.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.