OUR FAVORITE PHOTOS FOR OCTOBER In Pictures is a monthly feature highlighting our favorite photos. We hope these images give you a moment to catch your breath and enjoy some beautiful wildlife!
This photo above of Swapna the sloth bear for October was shot by staff photographer Lenu at the Wildlife SOS Bannerghatta Bear Rescue Centre. Swapna is 6 years old and loves playing with her friends, slurping porridge, and passionately digging for ants and termites. She is really close with Cupid, Shari and Suvarna. She loves climbing trees and playing in the sprinklers. She is very naughty and also possessive of her enclosure and doesn't allow other bears to her field.
Sanjay is a magnificent bull elephant living at our Elephant Hospital Campus near Agra in the heart of the "Golden Triangle." He's the largest elephant in our care, but don't let his imposing stature intimidate you … he's gentle and solitary by nature.
This beautiful image of Sanjay was shot by staff photographer Mradul.
Jiya is a sleek and stealthy queen of the forest who lives at our Manikdoh Leopard Rescue Centre near Pune in west-central India. She was rescued with her sister at only six weeks old after her mother died while hunting to provide for her cubs. Timid and scared during the initial days at the rescue centre, it took quite some time for young Jiya to get familiarized with her new surroundings. Today, Jiya is a favourite among the visitors, vets and staff alike.
This photo of a sneaking Jiya was taken by staff photographer Akash.
This sleek cobra was rescued and released back into the wild. In India, open wells are a huge problem for wildlife and humans alike. Many of these wells are ancient and can be 60 feet deep or more. Any person or animal lucky enough to survive a fall into such a well might drown in the water below, or perish from exhaustion, starvation, or exposure. In this photo, a Wildlife SOS rescue team was called to save a cobra facing certain death after falling into an open well.
This image was shot during the rescue by staff photographer Shresatha.
Everyone knows Raju! Once known as the "crying elephant," reserved Raju enjoys his days of peaceful solitude at the Elephant Hospital Campus. Did you know some bull elephants like Raju can be "makhna" or tuskless?
This photo of expressive Raju was taken by Mradul.
This stunning leopard is named Lali. She was named for the reddish discolouration of her eye. 'Lal' means red in Hindi. Read more about our work with leopards.
This photo was shot by staff photographer Akash.
We've asked our founders and staff to be on the lookout for images that capture life in India. We're bending the rules rules a little this time to bring you a photo from the United States. Thomas Sharp, Director of Conservation and Research, photgraphed this darling little pika carrying an aspen leaf in Big Cottonwood Canyon near Salt Lake City, Utah. When our small USA-based staff isn't working hard to save India's wildlife, they're off enjoying the wildlife of the Western United States.
Each month we highlight a photo from a Wildlife SOS supporter as they enjoy and appreciate the wild animals in their area or places they've visited around the world. Doris Potter captured this image of a beautiful little furry creature. Please take a few minutes every day to stop, look around and spot that wonderful local wildlife!
"I hope you like this photo that I took of an Eastern Cottontail that I came across while exploring a small green space not far from my home in Saint-Laurent, Quebec. I happened to glance down at these lovely wild flowers and found this beautiful face looking back at me!" - Doris
If you would like to enter one of your wildlife images, email your best to [email protected]. Your photo may be chosen to showcase the talents of our wonderful Wildlife SOS supporters as we appreciate the diversity of wild animals all around us! ©2020 WILDLIFE SOS, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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