Pawan Sharma
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Wildlife Advocate & Conservationist Founder & President - RAWW Leading grassroot non-profit working towards wildlife rescue & conservation in Mumbai & MMR.
Mumbai
Joined December 2013
Ever wondered what the only pet license the @mybmc regularly hands out is? Dog licenses. To see which parts of Mumbai are leading the pack when it comes to officially registered pets, I looked into civic data—and found that K-West ward, which includes the neighbourhoods of
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This is not tree trimming, this is tree chopping @TMCaTweetAway on 28.07.25 @MahaForest suggested careful trimming to an officer from Gardens Department in a meeting & see what happened outside same office today. #thanemunicipalcorporation
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A new DNA test can now help reliably tell apart wild common quails from their farm-bred cousins, the Japanese quails. @yadavtartepatil @wti_org_india @raww_tweets ✒️@kcmouli25
https://t.co/Oy8MQIBEca
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A tip-off led Yadav Tarte Patil and a team of forest officers to a market in Amravati, Maharashtra. There, they found live wild quails being sold illegally. The birds, common quails (Coturnix...
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बुबींची शाळा Many masked bobbies have been stranded in various parts of Mumbai for the last few days. Rescued by @raww_tweets with the help of FD. https://t.co/Q6xrRmRVAn
@ranjeetnature @TamhiniGhat @SloganMurugan @birdcountindia @IndianSeabird @AnantPande28
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This video is allegedly from Battis Shirala in Sangli district. Disappointing to see live Indian Spectacled Cobra snake shows during #NagPanchami passed off as "awareness." True education means respecting snakes—not handling them for stunts that endanger both animals and people.
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A rare Sykes’s nightjar, rescued in a weak state near Mumbai airport, was treated for infection and released back into the wild after regaining fitness. The nocturnal bird had been under observation for 11 days. Once thought absent for over a century, the species was first
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An Indian Spectacled Cobra was rescued in Mumbai after being discovered resting beneath a refrigerator inside a house. It was released back into its natural habitat post rescue. Video by @raww_tweets @mid_day
#SnakeRescue #WildlifeRescue #SpectacledCobra #MumbaiWildlife
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A recent study by RAWW revealed that two of the ten Bronzeback tree snakes rescued in Mumbai between 2021 and 2023 displayed unique traits, including a red tongue and coppery bronze body. By: @ranjeetnature PC: @raww_tweets
#wildlife #nature #maharashtra #mumbai #mumbainews
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Research has revealed the possibility of finding a new species of 'bronzeback tree snake' in Mumbai. rescue organization 'RAWW' had rescued bronzeback from Mumbai. 2 of the specimens have been found to be morphologically different from the 3 species of bronzeback found in the WG.
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During a drainage clean-up in Mulund, civic workers discovered 10 Indian monitor lizard eggs near a forest patch—prompting a swift response from forest officials and NGO RAWW. Under the supervision of zoologist Chinmay Joshi, five of the eggs hatched after 114 days in controlled
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A Eurasian Griffon Vulture found unconscious in Wadala, Mumbai, on December 12 was saved by wildlife rescuers and veterinarians. After 15 days of treatment, including laser therapy, the bird fully recovered and was released back into the wild on December 30. Via: @ranjeetnature
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2/2 On Nov 9, the @MahaForest Department’s Thane Division, Kalyan Range with State Reserve Police Force and local police, raided a flat in #Pallava #Dombivli They seized snakes, reptiles, as well as an #orangutan that had left wildlife experts shocked. The case is still under
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#WildAngle #Thread 1/ 2 🦧 Remember the #orangutan rescued from a building in #Dombivli close to #Mumbai ? It has now reached the Balasaheb Thackeray Gorewada International Zoological Park (BTGIZP) in #Nagpur due to efforts of the @MahaForest officials (Thane & Nagpur) and Team
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#WildAngle A sad reminder of the dangers of plastic pollution & improper waste disposal 💔 An Indian rat snake was rescued from Juhu with a puffed-up mouth, but sadly died due to ingesting plastic 🐍. @drrinadev who treated the snake found around 100g of plastic, including a
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1/ 🚧 A space currently used as a two wheeler parking under the #Kandivali (Mahindra) flyover has turned into a scrapyard by #Mumbai traffic police & due to civic @mybmc neglect. The become an eyesore, cluttered with abandoned and scrap vehicles. Activists and citizens told
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All five juvenile caiman crocodiles have been safely deported from Mumbai and returned to their country of origin as per wildlife protocols.Prior to their departure, they were stabilized, cared and fed by the NGO RAWW. Video Credit @raww_tweets
https://t.co/7bkoYBsPAE
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Badlapur: Rare mouse deer succumbs to pellet gun injuries. https://t.co/gF1yj2vtmL
#poaching
#badlapur #wildlife
@mid_day @SachinKalbag @kedargore @raww_tweets @AnkitVyas55555 @WCCBHQ @moefcc @MahaForest @SMungantiwar @TandonRaveena
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Mulund West @mybmcWardT water-logged. Knee length water. @mybmcWardT @mybmc many citizens need assistance and are stranded. Please deploy officials. #Mulund
#Mumbai
@mulund_info @raww_tweets
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Exclusive: Survivor of Vihar Lake crocodile attack shares harrowing experience. https://t.co/TDQTYy2ko9
@mid_day @SachinKalbag
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A 64-year-old man had his leg amputated following a severe crocodile attack at Mumbai’s Vihar Lake. Barku Dhangade, recounted the harrowing encounter
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Let #wildanimals have the #rightofway, too! https://t.co/e2oxmqoB5M
@ranjeetnature @mid_day @MahaForest @TCF_wildlife @GreenStalin @raww_tweets @hwctf @BittuSahgal @BNHSIndia @SanctuaryAsia @anishandheria @mangrovesindia @akshay_journo @mybmc @karmanomad
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Environmentalist calls for removal of structure, urges action on speed limits
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