Lesser adjutant stork chicks being treated at CWRC
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Seven rare lesser adjutant stork chicks that had suffered injuries, some severe, following a storm which hit Kaziranga last week, are currently being treated at the IFAW-WTI run CWRC.
Celebrating Nilgiris: National Conference begins
Ooty, August 29, 2013: Commemorating the completion of silver jubilee of India’s first biosphere reserve – the Nilgiris, experts from diverse backgrounds have congregated here for the National Conference on Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
Solar energy: A new life for the villagers of Mayodia village for wildlife conservation
Tiwari gaon, Lower Dibang Valley (Arunachal Pradesh), 20th January 2014: Mayodia model Village, a fringe village of Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary, with extremely irregular power supply, was empowered with solar energy equipment by Wildlife Trust of India
UP Forest Department staff being trained and equipped in Kanpur
Kanpur, January 17, 2014: In a bid to strengthen the existing force of the forest staff of the UP Forest Department, International Fund for Animal Welfare-Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI), at the behest of the UP Government, has organised a ten-da
Leopard skin and nail seized in Panvel, Mumbai
Panvel, January 7, 2014: The Maharashtra forest department, in an operation assisted by IFAW-WTI, arrested seven suspects in the last week of December in connection with the poaching and trade of a leopard skin and nail.
In fond remembrance of Kalappa Gowda
Wayanad, August 14, 2014: The Wayanad Elephant Corridor today lost one of its biggest local supporters in the Anappara village, right outside the wildlife sanctuary, Kalappa Gowda.
Sixth GTF General Assembly and Second Stocktaking Conference in Dhaka
Dhaka, September 16, 2014: For the conservation of the majestic tiger (Panthera tigris) which once existed across Asia and parts of Europe and is now found only in 13 countries, the Global Tiger Forum (GTF) held its sixth General Assembly Meeting
Kolkata comes out to support the launch of Vivek Menon’s Indian Mammals- A Field Guide
Kolkata, August 13, 2014: British Deputy High Commissioner Scott Furssedonn-Wood today joined hands with Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) to support the cause of conservation at the book launch of Indian Mammals- A Field Guide...
Saving the snakes of Jaipur
Jaipur, September 15, 2014: Snake conservation and rescue has gotten a boost in the city with the local NGO Raksha striving to protect the reptiles, with assistance from WTI's Rapid Action Project supported by CAF-India and Pradeep Mocherla.
On World Elephant Day in India, a “thumbs-up” for the elephants
New Delhi, August 12 2014: Sheren Shrestha, Manager, AAE celebrated World Elephant Day with school children in New Delhi at Bharat National Public School, Ram Vihar.
Not easy finding an elephant family in the wild
Manas, August 8, 2014: All of our rehabilitated ele calves in Manas NP are doing well, still fervently looking for wild herds to take them in. Here’s an account by our field biologist Anjan Sangma of a recent incident where two had to be re-rescued.
Six hand raised Asiatic black bear cubs released back to the wild by IFAW-WTI in Arunachal Pradesh
Roing (Arunachal Pradesh), August 3, 2014: Six Asiatic black bear cubs, hand-reared by IFAW-WTI team, were released back to the wild in Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary. One of the cubs was radio-collared yesterday, to facilitate post-release monitoring.