04 October,2016 08:10 AM IST | | Ranjeet Jadhav
A 2-year-old jackal, which was rescued in a severely wounded condition two months ago, is responding well to treatment, if SGNP officials are to be believed
The jackal when she was rescued
A 2-year-old jackal, which was rescued in a severely wounded condition two months ago, is responding well to treatment, if SGNP officials are to be believed. The female jackal was frail and had multiple injury marks when a local spotted her in the tribal-dominated Khadakpada area in Aarey Milk Colony on August 1.
How she looks now after her treatment at SGNP
He called up Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) and the Territorial Range of Thane Forest Department, after which Om Rane, an animal activist associated with NGO Shree Ramanugrah Trust, reached the spot along with volunteers Mukesh Salvi and Julius D'Silva.
"When the jackal was brought to the park, its RBC count was abnormally low and there were multiple injuries on her maggot-infested body. We started treatment, to which she responded positively. Now she has gained four kilos since her rescue," said Dr Shailesh Pethe, the veterinary officer at the park.
"When she was rescued she weighed just 4 kg, while her weight should have been 8-10 kg. She was given 200 grams of chicken on a daily basis initially, but is now given 400 grams, which has resulted in muscle gain," said Shailesh Deore, in-charge of the rescue and rehabilitation centre at SGNP and superintendent of the park's tiger and lion safari.
Star tiger critical
Palash, the star attraction of SGNP, has not been eating for almost a week. The 13-year-old Royal Bengal tiger has been ill since a long time and is now critical. Doctors treating him claim that he is ill due to old age. The other tigers of the park - Anand, Yash and Laxmi - are all cubs of Palash and Basanti.
