It is around 11 a.m. on a warm winter day. In an inconspicuous, quiet sanctuary near a mammoth, well-known hospital complex in Kengeri in west Bengaluru, it is feeding time for three babies — a Bonnet Macaque, an Indian Palm Squirrel, and a Scaly Breasted Munia. A volunteer carefully carries the Bonnet Macaque, wrapped in cloth, in one arm and feeds the animal with a syringe. Another volunteer brings out the crates with the squirrel and bird, and feeds them tiny amounts of food one by one.

These animals, along with several others being rehabilitated at the People for Animals (PfA) Wildlife Hospital, were rescued from in and around Bengaluru.

Increasing urbanisation, metro construction, rising traffic, and pollution are pushing wildlife out of their natural spaces, and leading to more con

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