US Ambassador to India, Richard Verma visited the Wildlife SOS Elephant Conservation Care Center in Mathura and the Agra Bear Rescue Facility on Sunday.
The organization informed that during the visit he witnessed a rescued baby antelope being bottle fed by the veterinary team.
In his note of appreciation at the Agra Center, he wrote “Thank you for all that you are doing to educate the public, save these beautiful creatures and sustain and protect our environment for the future. We are all grateful for your courageous and amazing work. Thank you for caring for and treating these magnificent creatures.”
Kartick Satyanarayan from the organization said “We are grateful to the US Ambassador and his wife for sparing their valuable time to see our efforts to conserve elephants and bears in collaboration with Uttar Pradesh Forest Department.
The US ambassador had a fulfilling experience with the animals and interacted with the entire Wildlife SOS staff to learn more about the species and even fed the rescued elephants. Under the guidance of the Wildlife SOS experts, the ambassador held a Sand boa while his kids fed an orphaned Nilgai fawn and a baby Rhesus macaque.