A near-threatened White-Cheeked Partridge was rescued from Lakhipathar Reserve Forest near Dehing Patkai National Park in Upper Assam, after local villagers and environmental workers, coordinated by activist Kalpa J. Sonowal, identified and safely returned the bird to its habitat. The species, rare in human-influenced areas, faces ongoing risks from habitat loss. This rescue is hailed as a small but meaningful success in the community’s ongoing conservation efforts to protect the region’s biodiversity.