RESQ Charitable Trust

RESQ Charitable Trust RESQ Charitable Trust, headquartered in Pune, has been a pivotal figure in Maharashtra's animal welfare sector since 2007.
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The organisation provides state-wide emergency wildlife response, advanced veterinary care, and rehabilitation at the RESQ Centre. RESQ Charitable Trust is a not-for-profit organisation that works towards the rescue and rehabilitation of injured and sick animals, conducting awareness and education programs which focus on impacting society with respect to reducing human-animal conflict and conserva

tion of the environment. RESQ is a registered Animal Charity under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950 and registered under Section 12 (A) and 80 (G) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

11/04/2026

The field will test you. Our training tests you first.
Wildlife First Responders Training: part foundation, part mirror. You learn the skills. You find out if you’re field-ready. And we find out all over again why teaching is the fastest way to keep learning.
Seventeen years in - still our favourite classroom.

[...and if you’re wondering if you can sign up for training, keep an eye out on our stories!]

RESQCT

04/04/2026

A young leopard found itself in an unexpected predicament, having fallen into an open well. The Maharashtra Forest Department and RESQ CT responded swiftly, executing a calm, coordinated rescue. A thorough health assessment confirmed the animal was in good condition, and it was released back into its habitat without delay.

No drama. Just process, professionalism, and one very unimpressed leopard 😅

Maharashtra Forest department X RESQ CT

[Leopard, forest Department, RESQ, wildlife, Pune, Coexist]

30/03/2026

Sub-adult leopards are, by definition, still working out where they belong in the world, and Nashik West’s densely populated streets were a rather poor answer to that question. Rescued by the RESQ team in coordination with the Forest Department, Police, and a veterinarian, the animal was found to be carrying an old wound and skin infection alongside its rather ill-advised urban itinerary. It is now under treatment at the Wildlife TTC, Nashik.

Maharashtra Forest Department x RESQ CT

10/03/2026

Leopards are built for almost everything. Vertical stone walls? Less so. This 5–6 month old cub had fallen into a deep well, very much alive and uninjured, but entirely at the mercy of physics. The mother was present around.. watchful, anxious, and waiting. The Forest Department and our RESQ CT team got there in time.

The retrieval protocol is one we know well: a cage lowered with precision, the animal guided in calmly, a surface assessment, and release once all vitals check out. Routine in process, never routine in feeling.

Open wells remain one of the most silent and preventable killers of wildlife in rural Maharashtra. Every rescue like this one is also a reminder of how much work remains in community awareness and structural mitigation.

Maharashtra Forest Department x RESQ CT

06/03/2026

Something felt different that morning. Coffee in hand, a video came in and changed the course of our day.

On a busy highway near Satara stood a massive Gaur, the largest bovine in the world. Majestic. Muscular. Completely out of place. He looked lost, a gentle giant stranded in a world of speeding vehicles and blaring horns.

Then everything shifted. The bull charged a villager cycling across the road. No provocation. Just a lone male, cornered by a world he did not understand. The man was gored, horns piercing his rib cage. Alive, but critical. We could not risk another life. Not human. Not animal.

The Satara Forest Department mobilised immediately and our RESQ CT team raced 130 kms to meet them on ground. Eight of us. Tranq kit, drones with thermal imaging, the ATLAS Wildlife Ambulance. By the time we arrived, the Gaur had vanished into dense sugarcane fields.

What followed was hours of painstaking, coordinated work between our team and the Satara Forest Department officers and staff on ground. Drone thermals tracked his heat signature through the dark. Forest officers and our field team formed silent human corridors. The vet was positioned in the bucket of an earth mover, waiting.

Then, under a bright moon, he stepped out.
One tonne of muscle and moonlight.

We held our breath as he walked exactly where we had hoped he would. A few seconds later the veterinarians voice crackled through the wireless. “I have taken the shot... Ten minutes to sedation… Stay calm.”

Ten minutes later he was down. Vitals checked, eyes covered, loaded carefully onto our rescue glide and into the ATLAS. A reversal drug administered. A long drive through the night.

At sunrise, we reached a wildlife sanctuary. When the doors opened and cool morning air rushed in, he stirred, snorted, and walked out into the green. As he disappeared into the wild where he belongs, we finally breathed.

The wild does not want conflict. It wants home. All we can do is give them a second chance, and be grateful for the partnerships that make it possible.

Maharashtra Forest Department, Satara x RESQ CT

28/12/2025

Hit by a vehicle, fighting for life, and unknowingly carrying hope. A critically injured striped hyena mother survived a road accident and intensive treatment, while her newborn cub, born against the odds, received round-the-clock neonatal care. She has now returned to the grasslands. Her cub remains under rehabilitation, growing stronger each dayand working steadily towards going back to the wild when he’s ready.

Maharashtra Forest Department x RESQ CT

14/12/2025

45 kms away. A wire fence. One leopard in trouble.

From the moment the call came in, the clock started ticking. What followed was not haste, but preparedness. Teams that train for this. Systems that are already in place. People who know their roles without needing instructions shouted across chaos. From report to rescue, darting to securing the animal, everything was completed in under an hour and a half. Not because we rushed, but because we were ready.

What made the difference today was not just equipment or experience. It was people. A calm local community. Supportive local representatives. No crowding, no panic, no interference. When everyone understands that staying composed is as important as staying concerned, wildlife rescues stop being spectacles and start becoming solutions.

Wild animals are constantly navigating landscapes that we have reshaped with fences, wires, roads and boundaries. They adapt, until one day when they accidently fumble. When they falter, stepping in is not just the need of the house, it is a responsibility.

The leopard is safe. He is stable. Once he gets a clean bill of health, he will be returned to the wild again. Hopefully, this time, a little wiser. Hopefully, better at dodging the obstacles we have placed in his path.

02/12/2025

A month of challenges, courage, and collaboration. From intense field efforts to critical training and meaningful partnerships, every moment pushed us forward. Thank you for standing with us - for people, for wildlife, and for coexistence.

26/11/2025

RESQ CT delivered a focused two-day capacity-building programme for the Rapid Response Team of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (Chandoli and Koyna National Park) improving preparedness and operational capability during wildlife emergencies and translocations involving large carnivores and herbivores.

The training session opened with an end-to-end mock drill of a large feline rescue operation that required participants to immediately engage in real-time coordination, equipment handling and high-stakes decision-making. Teams were timed to simulate the pressure and pace of authentic field conditions. A structured post-drill debrief allowed for reflection on incident coordination, appropriate equipment deployment and operational decision pathways, and highlighted areas for improvement.

Participants were introduced to RESQ’s integrated wildlife response systems and received an orientation of the Wildlife Transit Treatment Centre, including clinical, rehabilitation and operational infrastructure. Technical modules covered tiger conservation in India and species-specific natural history, with emphasis on behaviour, ecology and reproductive biology relevant to field interventions.

Applied field sessions included techniques for detecting, tracking and monitoring large carnivores through direct and indirect signs, supported by case studies involving leopards, gaurs and tigers. Practical training covered the safe application and functionality of capture and transport equipment across taxa, along with an introduction to remote drug-delivery systems. Participants also observed the integration of wildlife detection dogs within multi-agency response frameworks.

The blend of scientific instruction, practical skill development and scenario-based exercises was designed to enhance situational awareness, technical proficiency and coordinated response capability among frontline personnel of the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, while also fostering cohesive teamwork to ensure that teams operate in complete synchrony during field deployments.

24/11/2025

RESQ Atlas is a registered wildlife ambulance designed as a multi-species, multi-utility transport vehicle engineered for the safe movement of wildlife. Purpose-built for conservation operations, it supports translocation, emergency response, and long-distance transport requirements across varied terrain.

The vehicle is equipped with hydraulic and manual operational ramps, dual entry points, multiple internal and external CCTV monitoring systems, and a fully padded interior to minimise injury risk during transit. Advanced cooling and ventilation systems ensure thermal comfort and air circulation, while adjustable partitions allow flexible configuration for varied operational needs, including mass translocations. Integrated lighting, secure anchorage points, a powerful winch, and strategically placed top and side hatches support safe loading, handling, and monitoring throughout the journey.

RESQ Atlas is operated by a trained, dedicated driver and maintained to rigorous standards of welfare, safety, and operational readiness. It enhances wildlife management capacity by providing a reliable, scientifically informed transport solution that prioritises animal welfare and supports the objectives of our Forest Departments and conservation partners.

21/11/2025

तीन दिवसांपूर्वी सहा मुलं बेपत्ता झाली. कुठलाही थांगपत्ता नव्हता. शोध आणि बचावकार्यात कार्यात मदत करण्यासाठी पोलिसांनी आमच्या टीमला बोलावलं. काल सकाळी आमच्या UAVs (ड्रोन्स)नी त्यांची थार शोधून काढली, जी ताम्हिणी घाटात खोल दरीत कोसळली होती.

आम्ही हे काम का करतो?
कारण कुटुंबांना शांती हवी असते. आयुष्यातील सर्वात कठीण क्षणांत अंधुकता आणि अनिश्चितता ही स्वतः एक मोठी वेदना असते. ही वेदना कमी करण्यासाठी सत्य कितीही कठीण असले तरी, त्यांना प्रश्नांची उत्तरे मिळवून देणे ही एक जबाबदारी आहे जी आम्ही खूप गांभीर्याने घेतो. पण फक्त शांती देणं हेच एकमेव कारण नाही.

समजा ती मुलं जिवंत असती तर? समजा आपल्यापैकी कोणाचं प्रिय व्यक्ती तिथे अडकली असती आणि मदतीची वाट पाहत असती तर? अशावेळी आपल्याला नक्कीच आशा असेल की प्रशिक्षित टीम तत्परतेने धावून येईल. म्हणूनच आम्ही जेव्हा शक्य असतं, जेव्हा आमच्याकडे साधनं आणि क्षमता असते, तेव्हा मदतीसाठी धावून जातो. वर्षानुवर्षे आम्ही वन्य प्राण्यांसाठी नैसर्गिक किंवा मानवनिर्मित आपत्तींमध्ये तांत्रिक बचाव कार्य केलं आहे. या कामातून मिळालेल्या कौशल्यांचा उपयोग मानवी दुर्घटनांमध्येही तितकाच प्रभावीपणे होतो. कारण मूलभूत गोष्टी सारख्याच असतात: सुरक्षित प्रवेश, तांत्रिक रिगिंग, कठीण भूप्रदेशात मार्ग काढणे, वैद्यकीय तयारी, आणि टीमची न थकणारी एकजूट. जीवनाला कधीच प्रजातीची सीमा नसते. जेव्हा प्रश्न जीवाचा असतो, तेव्हा आम्ही आमचे सर्व कौशल्य पणाला लावतो. काल आम्ही मध्यरात्री काम पूर्ण केलं. तो दिवस खूप कठीण होता. पण आम्ही त्या मुलांच्या कुटुंबांसोबत उभे राहिलो, आणि त्यांच्या मुलांना शोधण्यासाठी सर्वांनी जे प्रयत्न केले, त्याला आम्ही साथ दिली.

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Plot No. 3906, Paud Mulshi Road, Near 115 Hilltown, Near Chandni Chowk
Pune
411022

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+919172511100

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FOR THE LOVE OF ANIMALS

RESQ is a not-for-profit organisation that works towards the rescue and rehabilitation of injured and sick animals, providing 100% FREE medical treatment and care for street animals, and conducting awareness and education programmes to help minimise human-animal conflict.

We are one of India’s most active citywide rescue services, and provide aid to over 250+ animals every single day. We also function as Pune’s only Canine Rabies Quarantine and Testing Facility, and have pioneered the city’s only scientifically-backed Stray Dog Census in our efforts to determine efficient ways to promote peaceful coexistence for both human and animal welfare alike. RESQ is a registered Animal Charity under the Bombay Public Trusts Act, 1950 and registered under Section 12 (A) and 80 (G) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

To help us continue to make a difference and touch more animal lives, visit www.resqct.org/donate or write to us for more information!