India, March 16 -- Of the 11 new transit treatment centres (TTCs) proposed to be set up across Maharashtra by the forest department, two TTCs - one in Satara and the other in Ahilyanagar - are nearing completion and are expected to start functioning from April this year.

Once operational, these facilities will provide timely medical treatment to injured and rescued wild animals from the region. They will also act as rescue centres in human-wildlife conflict situations and are expected to reduce the response time as well as ease the burden on the existing TTC in Pune. A TTC is a specialised wildlife facility where rescued, injured or confiscated wild animals are given immediate medical care and temporary shelter before being released back...