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Despite a ban on Chinese manja, bird injuries and deaths have risen across Telangana during the kite flying season. Animal Warriors Conservation Society rescued 130 birds in January, highlighting continued use of the banned thread and lack of enforcement.
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Despite bans, Chinese manja continues to be sold openly in Hyderabad, including Dhoolpet, with traders demonstrating its sharpness on social media. The Animal Warriors Conservation Society urged authorities and online platforms to enforce strict action to protect birds and curb illegal trade
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The Animal Warriors Conservation Society, with GHMC and HCL Foundation, has launched awareness programmes across Hyderabad to promote responsible kite flying and discourage the use of banned nylon manja. Sessions in parks and schools aim to reduce bird injuries during the upcoming kite-flying season
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Marking International Coastal Cleanup Day 2025, Animal Warriors Conservation Society and HCLFoundation led a massive beach cleanup at Kothapatnam Beach in Andhra Pradesh. Over 117 participants, including marine police and local residents, removed 1,626 kg of plastic and debris.
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IOCL also provided an additional Rs 2.2 lakh grant to AWCS to assist the society in constructing a press-release unit for injured birds at AWCS's rehabilitation center in Bommanikunta, Patancheru. Anil Kumar, Executive Director of IOCL, handed over the boom-lift vehicle to AWCS founders Pradeep Nair and Santoshi and officially inaugurated the pre-release unit.
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Bar-headed geese, which are migrants to Telangana, cross the Himalayas from Tibet, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Russia. The Animal Warriors Conservation Society (AWCS) got a call from a citizen about the incident on Wednesday.
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The team led by a woman member of the AWCS, Santoshi, traveled 350 km on Thursday. The team had received a call from villagers on Wednesday, on the day when the jackals fell in the well.
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A team of AWCS led by Santoshi had visited Bidar on Wednesday at 3 am after two and half hours of travel from Ameenpur and they brought the dog to Hyderabad for treatment.
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On Saturday evening, AWCS received a call from the wildlife lovers that Balaraj has put five turtles on sale. However, he had sold three of them by the time they reached the place.
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Sangareddy: In a major rescue of birds that fell off their nests at Mallampet in Medchal Malkajgiri district, the Ameenpur-based Animal Warriors Conservation Society (AWCS) has rescued 36 Egret chicks. According to a member of the rescue team Sanotshi Pradeep, the heavy rains in Mallampet area led to collapse of a babul tree branch in […]
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Sangareddy: Hyderabad-based Animal Warriors Conservation Society (AWCS), which has a rehabilitation centre at Ameenpur in Sangareddy district, has decided to place over 200 water bowls to quench the thirst of birds, stray animals across Hyderabad, Sangareddy and Karimnagar districts. The AWCS, which has been working for the protection of animals and birds in the State […]
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Sangareddy: Members of Animal Warriors Conservation Society (AWCS) rescued an Oriental Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) which got entangled in discarded threads and released it into the Ameenpur lake safely in Sangareddy district. The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) has listed the beautiful bird under the near-threatened category. Since the Ameenpur Peddacheruvu, which was declared […]
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In order to conserve these little birds, AWCS has installed over 1,640 nesting boxes in Hyderabad and surrounding areas in last three years
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Speaking to Telangana Today, Animal Warriors Conservation Society (AWCS) founder Pradeep Nair said that many of the rescued birds were suffering from sunstroke and dehydration since they could not find enough water.
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Pradeep Nair, founder of AWCS, said the society will supply water bowls to citizens who are willing to place them close to their residences and fill them regularly to save birds and other animals throughout the summer
