Guwahati, Aug. 28 -- The Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), Kaziranga, has completed 23 years of dedicated service as India's first and only facility exclusively focused on the rescue, rehabilitation and release of wild animals.

Established in 2002, the centre has handled more than 9,500 wildlife rescue cases, with 63 per cent of the animals successfully returned to the wild.

CWRC was created as an urgent response to Kaziranga's annual floods, which displace and injure thousands of animals every monsoon.

Over the years, it has evolved into a model of collaboration between the Assam Forest Department, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).

Located in Kaziranga Nation...