NEWS & UPDATES

Meghalaya, 21 April 2021: A subtle comment on a YouTube video picked up by an alert team member of WTI’s Wildlife Crime Control Division (WCCD) led to a covert operation in cyberspace and the seizure of four live Chinese pangolins (Manis pentadactyla),...

Maharajganj, 15 April 2021: On a chilly day in January, Deep Narayan Sahni was walking along Hertodwa wetland in Maharajganj district of Eastern Uttar Pradesh when some suspicious activity caught his eye. Hertodwa wetland had of late become a preferred spot...

Manas Tiger Reserve, 10 April 2021: Three rhino calves – two females and a male- that were rescued during the 2019 floods have safely been released in Manas Tiger Reserve, the first step in sending them back to the wild. Rescued by the Assam Forest...

Tinsukia, 20 February 2021 Comments left on a popular video blogging site led to the bust of an illegal wildlife trade racket and a new life for a pangolin rescued during the operation. On February 18, WTI’s team assisted the Indian government’s Wildlife...

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 21 March 2021 In keeping with its long term commitment towards the welfare of frontline forest staff, WTI granted financial assistance as ex gratia support to the surviving family members of frontline forest staff who succumbed to their...

Seijosa, Arunachal Pradesh, 17 March 2021: On 17th March 2021 WTI and Forest dept, Seijosa, Arunachal Pradesh supported by Kirloskar Ebari Pumps Ltd (KEPL) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare organised the “Grain for Grain” program for villagers...

Pakke, Arunachal Pradesh, 8 March 2021 Last week, Arunachal Pradesh forest department staff brought in two female bear cubs to the WTI – Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (CBRC) on 12 February 2021. These week old cubs were found by women...

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 11 February 2021: This January, 865 birds flew back to the wild thanks to the Emergency Relief Network of WTI – IFAW who responded to rescue calls of birds injured during the 2021 kite festival in Rajasthan and Gujarat. About 60% of...

Valmikinagar, Bihar, 10 February 2021 WTI’s Wildlife Crime Control Division (WCCD) recently conducted a wildlife crime prevention training for the frontline staff of the Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Bihar on 3rd – 5th February, 2021 Valmiki TR spanning 899...

Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh, 2 February 2021: Farmers and volunteers from 10 eastern districts of Uttar Pradesh were felicitated for their Sarus Crane conservation efforts in its natural habitat of agricultural fields and small wetlands. Community efforts by...

Dhulijan, Assam, 31 January 2021: Seven Slender-billed and two white-backed vultures flew back to the wild last Sunday, 31st January in a small event organized by Wildlife Trust of India at Dhulijan village. These vultures were part of a larger mixed flock of...

Anantnag, Kashmir, 30 January 2021 In the early hour of last Saturday, 08 leopard pelts, 38 bear biles, 04 musk pods were recovered from Anantnag in multiple raids conducted by Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, Govt of India aided by Wildlife Trust of...

Achanakmar, Chhattisgarh, 07 January 2021: Wildlife Trust of India with the support of Foundation Segre recently carried out field gear distribution of winter jackets and water filters among the daily wager staff working in remote patrolling camps of the...

Raimona, Assam, 9 January 2021: In an open air event at Jamduar, Raimona forest range, frontline forest staff and NGO volunteers were equipped with essential field gears in a morale boosting initiative by Wildlife Trust of India supported by the International...

Trivandrum, Kerala 8 January 2021 In an event held today, co-organised by the Kerala Forest Dept and the Wildlife Trust of India at Forest HQ, Trivandrum, fisherfolk who had rescued and released the endangered whale shark entangled in their fishing nets were...

Garo, Meghalaya, 24 December 2020 Wildlife Trust of India with the support of HCL Foundation in collaboration with the Garo Student Union (GSU), Southern Zone celebrated World Soil Day on the 5th of December 2020. On this day, a cleanliness drive was held in...

Veraval, Gujarat, 21 December 2020 : Wildlife Trust of India together with Tata Chemicals Ltd. (TCL), and the support of Junagadh wildlife circle of Gujarat Forest Department celebrated the 14th Gujarat Whale Shark Day at Veraval on the 14th of December....

Namsing, Arunachal, 17 December 2020: Wildlife Trust of India with the support of the World Land Trust recently organized a football tournament during the Solung festival as a D’ering –Dibru Saikhowa Elephant Link Project people participation activity....

Baripada, Odisha, 3 December 2020: On 23rd November 2020, an adult male sambar stuck in a water canal near Bangriposi forest range, Baripada forest division was rescued by WTI’s Vet on Wheels Team. The distressed animal was first spotted by the forest...

Tezpur, Assam, 27 November 2020: An adult tiger that had strayed out to human habitation in a village near Tezpur University and had injured two persons on Tuesday, 24th November was driven back to the wild in a concerted team operation led by the forest...