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The local community of Belun, a village in Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal largely depends on agriculture and poultry farming. With a good portion of their revenue earned from the sale of chicken and duck eggs, a lot of effort is put in to ensure...

Wildlife Trust of India and the Department of Wildlife Protection (DWP), Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) celebrated a long fruitful partnership on the 3rd of October 2022 in Gandhi Bhawan at the University of Kashmir, Srinagar, as a part of the Wildlife Week...

On the occasion of 68th Wildlife Week, Wildlife Trust of India launched “Save the Whale Shark” campaign along the coast of Kerala. The campaign was launched in Thiruvananthapuram on October 7, 2022, in the Apollo Dimora Hall. The campaign is launched with...

Signifying knowledge, beauty, strength, ecological and cultural importance, the Elephant has a special place in our society. For that August 12 is celebrated as World Elephant Day by governments, wildlife conservation organizations and individuals across...

On 23rd July, a herd of elephants entered the Konhappa village, located in the Karra block of Jharkhand’s Khunti district. Anticipating the intentions of these pachyderms, local villagers gathered in an attempt to protect their property from any damage....

At the end of July 2022, the Rapid Response Team (RRT) stationed in Pilibhit of WTI received a request from the Divisional Forest Officer of Ayodhya. It was a call to help and assist the department in locating and monitoring the movement of a leopard reported...

The soft bristles of a paintbrush are designed to create magnificent art as soon as they touch the surface of a canvas. Dipped in vibrant colors, the paintbrush is capable of creating magic in the abstract, neat figures that it paints. However, it would come...

In order to seek good harvest and prosperity, the people of the Adi community of Arunachal Pradesh celebrate Solung festival. Starting from the first day  of September, the people of this community adorn traditional attires and engage in the Ponung, one of...

Experts from the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) imparted a special orientation session on camera trap exercises at the Tinsukia Wildlife Division. The orientation was conducted on August 17& 18 for the forest officials and field staff of Dibru-Saikhowa NP,...

A campaign to save the Whale Shark was launched by WTI and Gujarat Forest Department with the support of Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), back in 2004. It was a multi-pronged approach to build awareness of its...

Wildlife Trust of India launched the ‘Save the Whale Shark Campaign’ along the coast of Karnataka, Kerala and Lakshadweep in Mangalore on 30th August, celebrating International Whale Shark Day. The event was hosted at Milagres Hall Complex, Mangalore,...

‘I heard about elephants for the first time from a local guy at our place, he comes to the local tea shops and narrates his encounter with wild elephants at his place. Whenever an elephant enters his land he always gives a slap on its back with a bamboo...

Background: WTI’s flagship campaign for elephants, ‘Gaj Yatra’ was conceptualized to generate public and political support for the National Heritage Animal. Through Gaj Yatra, we are trying to sensitize policymakers, communities living in elephant...

Sundarbans is the largest contiguous mangrove ecosystem in the world between India and Bangladesh. One of the several denizens of this unique ecosystem are horseshoe crabs, a prehistoric crustacean that has been around for more than 300 million years. Studies...

Aranya Bhawan, Karnataka, 21st June, 2022: Sitting in the comfort of our homes, making calls across the state, and even the country, does not seem like a tedious task. But if we are to tell you that these calls can be traced right to the corner of the room...

The national animal of India, the tiger has been celebrated for centuries in Indian art, culture, and heritage. But, over the past few decades, this magnificent animal has been losing its home and pride, thanks to loss of prime forest habitats, poaching and...

Traffickers continuously use international borders to fuel the illegal wildlife trade (IWT). Taking advantage of the border’s porosity they use different methods of transportation to move wildlife contraband like exotic animals, skins, ivory, etc. to other...

On June 17, 2022, South Garo Hills was severely hit by a flash flood cutting off-road connectivity, telecommunication network, and power. Kalu, one of WTI’s Project villages located on the northern side of Balpakram National Park was also severely impacted...

The Emergency Relief Network (ERN) stands on the notion that rescue efforts are most successful when preparedness is a priority. To achieve this, ERN periodically organizes training and workshops on capacity building for the members and organizations and...

The Future For Nature (FFN) awards are back. Each year the FFN Foundation recognises three young, driven nature conservationists from around the world. FFN looks forward in supporting young, talented, and ambitious nature conservationists who are committed to...