Gopalan Foundation Students Create 'Mother Parakeet' Feeding Model to Save 46 Orphaned Chicks
Mar 11, 2026
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 11: When 46 fragile Indian parakeet chicks arrived at a wildlife rescue hospital in Bengaluru earlier this year, their chances of survival were uncertain. Orphaned and extremely delicate, the chicks required constant feeding. But the conventional method directly feeding them with syringes was stressful for the birds and risked affecting their natural behaviour, making rehabilitation and eventual release into the wild far more difficult.
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