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Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre ( WRRC )

Sister concern of CUPA, the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (WRRC), in collaboration with the State Wildlife Department of Karnataka has constructed the Bannerghatta Rehabilitation Centre (BRC) for the rescue of small wild mammals, birds and reptiles. Located at the northernmost tip of the famous Bannerghatta National Park, the seven acre facility houses and treats displaced injured and orphaned urban wildlife.

This rain water harvesting pond was constructed recently, almost exclusively with the hard work of volunteers and some valuable technical assistance from Mr. Gopinath of the KRG Rainwater Harvesting Foundation. It has become a lovely habitat for the birds, which have started visiting the area and the hundreds of frogs who now dwell in the pond.


The parakeets were rescued from the illegal pet trade. They were found cramped in small dirty baskets (pics below) at the railway station. 185 were brought into the shelter. Many died due to terrible suffocation, hunger and exhaustion. The ones that survived were released and make a heartwarming sight in the evenings when they come to have some extra feed at BRC.

At present, the BRC has modest but adequate housing for veterinarians and other staff, a small clinic and surgery, post-operative care enclosures, and outdoor accommodation for birds, primates and reptiles. With the barn owl nesting season, the familiar little guests are back! Most are brought in by concerned members of the public, who manage to rescue them when trees are cut to make highways or buildings in Bangalore.

The young python was found in the house of a local villager, who immediately called the BRC team to have it removed. The villagers around BRC have responded positively to the work of rehabilitation of animals and often call for help, instead of hurting or killing any reptile or mammal. The released Brahminy kite (above) makes it his business to visit us twice a day!

The kitchen at BRC provides a colorful canvas, twice a day. Food time for the many animals and birds represent an array of fruits and vegetables, neatly sliced and arranged, with a special knowledge of the individual likes and dislikes of each bird and animal.

This beautiful Indian Roller arrived injured at BRC. A large sized bird, it is usually solitary or lives in pairs. With its natural diet being insects, lizards, small snakes, birds and rodents, feeding it is a challenge, especially since special insectivorous diets and ready mixes are not available in India.

The male and female black bucks have been sent to BRC for a period of quarantine, by the neighboring Bannerghatta Biological Park, where there was a suspected outbreak of foot and mouth disease. They have adjusted very well to their new enclosure and seem to be enjoying the privacy and peace of the environment. Functional since January 2003, the BRC urgently requires help from sponsors, wildlife enthusiasts and animal lovers. WRRC’s achievements include the successful release of a rare aquatic monitor lizard, a riverine otter, star tortoises and both rare and common species of snakes rescued from in and around Bangalore. BRC serves an important purpose by having all these diverse and precious wildlife from various places under one establishment for rehabilitation and release in collaboration with Karnataka State Forest Department.

What was once an arid, overgrazed and denuded land is today an oasis of wild grasses, indigenous trees and butterfly attracting wild flowers and shrubs. Many small animals and birds have moved into this habitat, making it a natural and protected terrain for rehabilitation for many of the birds and animals that are brought in for treatment and release.