RESQ releases recovered hyena into the wild

RESQ releases recovered hyena into the wild

Pune: A young male Hyena who was rescued by the Solapur Forest Division from a deadly foot trap two months ago has recovered at RESQ Charitable Trust’s Wildlife Unit in Pune and was released to its natural habitat.

“This striped hyena was found injured in the forest range of Malshiras Taluka of Solapur district. The hyena unintentionally placed one of its limbs in a trap near a water body. The foot traps are generally made of iron and are fixed deep inside the ground by the hunters to catch animals. However, since hyenas are extremely powerful, he took the entire foot trap out from the ground and kept roaming with it for few days,” said Praveen Kumar Badge, Deputy Conservator of Forest, Solapur Forest Division.

He further said, “When we found him, the animal’s left limb was badly injured and required advanced treatment which was not available in Solapur.”

The animal was sent to the RESQ Charitable trust hospital for the treatment in the last week of January. “At present, we are monitoring him to keep a check if he is doing well in the forest,” Badge said.


The veterinarians and wildlife rehabilitators of at RESQ Wildlife Centre (Pune) worked hard on its recovery after the hyena underwent paw reconstruction. Dr Chetan Vanjari, one of the RESQ Veterinarian, said, “He had to undergo a paw reconstruction, and even though he was left with a residual limp, he regained complete agility and began to run and jump real fast.”

“He is young, quick and agile, I am very confident he will survive well after being released into a safe, natural habitat which has good food resource”, said Dr Sushrut Shirbhate, RESQ Wildlife Veterinarian.

Abhijeet Mahale, RESQ Wildlife Rehabilitator also highlighted the poaching issue and how it affects the wildlife. He said, “Poaching is a global issue which is also responsible for the decline in the animal population, irrespective of the conservation methodologies pursued. The demand for animal skin and parts is the driving force behind poaching. Poachers capture the animals by using some of the most inhumane methods including snare wires, pinboard traps, electrocution, foot traps etc. where the animals often get traumatised and injured on capture.”

He further said, “Just like this Hyena, so many other animals including Wild Boars, Hares, Leopards, Sloth Bears, Spotted Deer, etc. get caught in these foot traps where either the poacher kills the animal, or the animal dies out of excruciating pain on getting trapped. All of these outcomes only hinder the safety of animals in their place, which also affects the ecosystem with the flow of time as the number of individuals keeps declining.”

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