India, Aug. 27 -- Her journey represents a broader idea: Saving wildlife requires more than reaching an animal in its moment of crisis. It requires medical expertise, technology, infrastructure, trained personnel, community participation and long-term commitment. As environmental emergencies become more complex, developing these capabilities will be essential to ensuring that rescue becomes the beginning of recovery, rather than the end of the response.

This article is authored by Vandana Kumari, author and columnist on environment, sustainability and ecology.

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