Nearly a year ago, a sloth bear cub was found bleeding profusely from a torn leg in Bhopal. Her leg had been torn off due to a poacher’s crude metal snare.
When the Delhi-based Wildlife SOS team rescued her, she was found whimpering in pain. She was using her tiny muzzle as crutch. Struggling to walk, she would barely make it a few feet before collapsing.
The cub, who was named Rose, was transferred to the Wildlife SOS bear rescue and rehabilitation facility in Agra for long-term treatment and lifetime care.
Petition to Amazon
A team of veterinarians conducted a series of intensive surgical procedures to save her from the rapidly spreading infection in the torn leg. Following her rescue, Rose also inspired the NGO to petition e-retailing giant Amazon to remove all listings of snares and traps from its portal.
Wildlife SOS veterinarian S. Ilayaraja said: “Her wounds have healed, but it’ll take years for her mental and emotional scars to heal.”
Geeta Seshamani of Wildlife SOS, said: “She has a free-range enclosure from where she can see and smell other bears and spend all day on enrichment structures built to keep the bears fit. Being young and active, Rose spends hours playing with her peanut filled enrichment ball and honey logs.”
