Wildlife SOS Is One of India's Leading Conservation Organizations

Wildlife SOS has been protecting India's wildlife and environment since 1995. A registered non-profit organization in India, the US, and the UK, Wildlife SOS began as a project by Geeta Seshamani and Kartick Satyanarayan to investigate India's “dancing bears” and create a sustainable solution to end the cruel practice that was endangering the country's wild sloth bears. The project went on to become one of Wildlife SOS's flagship programs and successfully put an end to the brutal practice in late 2009, when the last dancing bear was rescued from the streets.

Though mostly known for its work with dancing bears, Wildlife SOS has since evolved to help other animals such as leopards, reptiles, and elephants. The charity also has several projects focusing on environment and biodiversity conservation and carbon footprint reduction.

Now one of the leading conservation organizations in India, Wildlife SOS actively works to protect the country's wildlife, conserve natural habitats, study biodiversity, conduct research, and create sustainable livelihoods for former poacher communities.