2016

Bhutan, March 2 , 2015: International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) - Wildlife Trust of India’s (WTI) Van Rakshak Project is organising a ‘Prevention of Wildlife Trade Training’ workshop for the staff of Forest Protection and Surveillance Unit.

CWRC, Kaziranga, February 21, 2015: In an effort to sensitise journalists about the conservation efforts of IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), an interactive session was organised on February 21.

Maharashtra, May 29, 2015: An awareness programme held last year has evolved into the concept of citizen scientist in the Nagzira- Navegaon corridor. Three children and a young man from the area have become Wildlife Watchers to document wildlife

In this blog, WTI's Pow Aim Hailowng remembers the day when she volunteered to capture nilgai from IGI Airport. Pow recounts her experiences of capturing these magnificent creatures and releasing them in a safer habitat away from human habitation.

Sivasagar, April 9, 2015: In joint operation with the Assam Forest Department, IFAW-WTI team today released five Himalayan griffons back into their habitat in Sivasagar district of Assam. These vultures were poisoned and treated at IFAW-WTI run CWRC

CWRC, May 23, 2015: A male western hoolock gibbon was admitted to the IFAW-WTI run CWRC on May 23. The five-year-old animal was confiscated by couple of journalists from locals and handed over to the Forest Department who brought it to CWRC

Sondlagondi, May 28, 2015: Villagers give gifts to brides during weddings and to see an improved cook stove, developed by WTI, being given away as gift proves how WTI’s activities in the village have become part part of this age old tradition

Ram Terang, May 25, 2015: In a significant development, WTI allotted houses to 19 families of Ram Terang Village in a lottery draw. These families had voluntarily decided to relocate from the village located within the Kalapahar-Doigurung corriddor

Dr Panjit Basumatary is elated. A rhino calf found in the backyard of a house, attacked by a tiger, recovers from his injuries and walks into the open for the first time. IFAW-WTI veterinarian, Dr Basumatary, recounts his experience of saving this r

Maharajgunj, May 22, 2015: In an exercise supported by WTI, grassroots level Sarus Protection Committees counted sarus cranes in Maharajganj district of Eastern UP. Altogether, 829 sarus cranes were counted during this community based initiative