Mumbai · Thane · Navi Mumbai · since 2013

Every call.
Every creature.

Snakes in stairwells, owls in air shafts, monkeys on highways. Our volunteer rescuers answer the call day and night, and every animal we can save goes back to the wild.

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Rescue helpline, 24×7
+91 97573 22901 / 02 / 03

animals rescued since 2013: 12,000
rescued so far in 2026: 608
volunteer rescuers: 100
species rescued and recorded: 96

A rescued infant macaque clinging to a WWA rescuer

An orphaned macaque in our care

Who we are

Neighbours who answer when the wild comes to town

Wildlife Welfare Association is a non-profit organisation that began in 2013 by rescuing reptiles and other wildlife in Thane and Mumbai. We work alongside the Maharashtra Forest Department and other government agencies, and today our volunteers cover forest ranges from Mumbai to Sawantwadi.

We rescue and rehabilitate injured or distressed wildlife, and run awareness programmes so that people and wild animals can share the same landscape safely. Our members come from every walk of life and give their time out of love and respect for wildlife.

Our story

How a rescue works

From a phone call to the forest edge

01

Report

Someone finds an animal in trouble and calls the helpline. The case goes into our rescue app.
02

Accept

Every rescuer on duty is alerted at once, and one of them takes the case.
03

Rescue

The rescuer recovers the animal safely and records its species and condition.
04

Release

Healthy animals go back to suitable habitat. Injured ones are treated and released when fit.

What we do

Rescue is where it starts

All our work

Rescue

Trained rescuers safely capture injured, orphaned, displaced and endangered animals.
Scientific Research

Studying behaviour, habitats and populations to understand and protect local wildlife.
Rehabilitation

Treating injured and sick animals until they can return to the wild.
Community Outreach

Talks, drives and training that help people live safely alongside wildlife.
Wildlife Disaster Rescue

Saving wild animals caught in floods, fires and storms.
Human Animal Conflict Management

Planned operations when monkeys, leopards and other animals enter towns.
Mission Zero Bite

Preventing snakebites and attacks through awareness and safe practices.
Wildlife Conservation Enforcement

Working with the Forest Department against poaching and illegal wildlife trade.