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 Protecting and caring for animals

 The socioeconomic impact of the COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the need to give urgent attention to
 animal health and their need for adequate fodder and water.                                                     Initiatives  Other
 Reliance Foundation has been working extensively to promote the welfare and healthcare of animals
 through the past year. In close collaboration with other stakeholders, Reliance Foundation has been
 promoting conservation, environmental protection and social responsibility towards wildlife through its
 initiatives. This all-inclusive holistic approach helps provide for care and protection of animals.


 Care amidst the pandemic

 Reliance Veterinary Hospital treated over 4,800 animals in   consultations were undertaken to address animal health issues
 FY 2021-21. The Reliance Veterinary Hospital in Padana, Gujarat   and spread awareness around seasonal care of animals. Social
 has expanded its animal healthcare services to include   platforms were used to provide consultations and to raise
 laboratory facilities, X-ray unit, animal operation theatre,   awareness on seasonal animal care and government schemes
 mobile animal van, isolation area and animal ambulance.   for animal husbandry through video sessions and webinars.
 Between March and September 2020, over 2,000 tele-




 ANIMAL WELFARE WORK
 4,818 animals

 Were treated through the hospital
 and mobile vans between
 September 2020-March 2021
               A wildlife SOS Elephant Hospital staff feeding fresh fruits to a recovering animal
 4,428 animals
 Provided medical treatment
            Collaborating for wildlife protection
 309 animals   Reliance Foundation, in collaboration with Wildlife SOS, a   as food, water and other dietary needs for animals and birds.
                                                              Moreover, Reliance Foundation's animal care centre based
            conservation non-profit organisation; has been carrying out
 Treated for gynaecological   intensive work in caring for rescued elephants, including giving   in Mathura also continued to run its rapid response 24-hour
 issues     them medical attention.                           hotline to provide guidance for caring for wildlife in distress
                                                              throughout the pandemic.
            During FY 2020-21, the Elephant Hospital expanded its capacity
 81 surgeries  to provide care for four more rescued elephants who were   Through these initiatives, Reliance Foundation is fulfilling its
 Conducted on animals  brought to the shelter. The hospital provided immediate relief,   commitment to support animal welfare, wildlife and
            crucial medical care and a nourishing diet for the animals.   biodiversity conservation in India.
 Reliance Veterinary Hospital in Padana, Gujarat also provides medical treatments to stray animals  During the year, Reliance Foundation also supported a fleet of
            20 animal ambulances that provided critical necessities such



 Partnership with Wildlife
 Conservation Society to                                         Understanding leopards in an urban
 promote wildlife research                                       landscape and their interactions
                                                                 with people
 In its second phase, the research will be undertaking
 further study of leopard movement in the Sanjay                 Named ‘Understanding leopards in an urban
 Gandhi National Park.                                           landscape and their interactions with people’, the
                                                                 programme is already in its second phase, which will
 Reliance Foundation, in partnership with Wildlife               see three more leopards being collared. In the first
 Conservation Society, has been working on a                     phase, two leopards (a male and female) were collared
 leopard collaring study project at the Sanjay Gandhi            successfully.
 National Park, Mumbai.



 Wildlife Conservation Society, in partnership with RF, is promoting wildlife research
 at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai
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