NEWS & UPDATES

Sanjay Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, 22 November 2020: Standing firm in support of the brave men and women guarding our natural heritage, WTI granted INR 1,00,000 to Ms. Roshmi Singh w/o Mr. Ajit Kumar who succumbed to a lightning strike while on duty at...

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 03 November 2020: In July, we had reported on four unfortunate cases of frontline staff passing away while on duty, including Mr. Deepu Rana who fell to the bullets of timber mafia as he tried to stop them in Gwalior forest division....

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 9 November 2020: WTI’s Wildlife Crime Control Division (WCCD) has trained frontline staff in three protected areas from two different geographies of the country in the last two months. In the terai arc, frontline staff from both the...

Keonjhar, Odisha, 22 October 2020: Wildlife Trust of India’s Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) team conducted a refresher training for the rescue team of Keonjhar Forest Division, Odisha at Anjar ecotourism complex in August this year. While, initially...

Tale Wildlife Sanctuary, Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh, 23 Oct 2020: Wildlife Trust of India’s Rapid Action Project grant to wildlife conservationists helped in propagating host plants of key butterfly species in Tale Wildlife Sanctuary, Ziro. DFO Abhinav Kumar...

Munnar, Kerala, 20 Oct 2020: Essential work kits comprising a rain jacket, backpack, field shoes, sleeping bag, torch (flashlight) and a first aid kit were handed over to frontline forest staff of Eravikulam National Park and Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary by...

Guwahati, 7 October 2020: In a triple recognition for our commitment to saving wildlife, the Assam government awarded three felicitations to Wildlife Trust of India’s project and people for their exemplary services to save Assam’s natural heritage. At the...

Pakke, Arunachal Pradesh, 6 October 2020: The distressed bear cubs rescued by IFAW-WTI-Arunachal Pradesh Forest Team and brought to the Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (CBRC) in August have recovered well since their rescue and have bonded...

Kaziranga National Park, 31 Aug 2020: Post successful wildlife rescues during the Assam floods, Wildlife Trust of India’s Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation with the support of IFAW and Assam Forest Department is now a crèche of seven...

Noida, 28 August 2020:  Stakeholders from across the world came together at an online event to commemorate International Whale Shark Day that falls on 30 August. Sixteen years after pioneering a deep dive into whale shark conservation, Wildlife Trust of...

Bhopal, 19 August 2020: A Rapid Action Project (RAP) grant from WTI to Mr Rajesh Kumar Shan, a Bhopal based research scholar helped mitigate illegal bird trapping in Bhoj Wetland. A Ramsar site that is a habitat for resident and migratory birds, Bhoj Wetland...

Kochi, Trivandrum, New Delhi, 11 August 2020: On the eve of World Elephant Day, Wildlife Trust of India released their Conservation Action Report on securing the Thirunelli – Kudrakote elephant corridor in an online event graced by Chief Guests Shri...

Kannur, 24th July 2020: Embracing the new normal of online events during COVID times, Wildlife Trust of India celebrated International Day for the Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem with the Kerala Forest Department today by releasing an eye-catching poster...

Dakhalaghat, 17 July 2020: In a very challenging flood rescue this month, WTI – IFAW and Assam State Forest Department team, captured an injured and distressed female elephant from a village and released her back to the wild. The first reports of this adult...

Kaziranga, 15 July 2020: What happens when a tigress comes calling at midnight, trying to escape the floodwaters? If it’s Kaziranga, and the house of Prabin Bora, the tigress stays overnight and the owners stay calm until expert help arrives. In a 28 hour...

Kaziranga National Park, Assam, 13 July 2020: A joint team of Wildlife Trust of India, Kaziranga National Park (KNP) Forest Officials, State Police and civic administration were able to guide two stranded tigers back to the wild on two consecutive days. WTI...

Dibru Saikhowa National Park, Assam, 13  July 2020: The annual floods have hit Assam over this weekend and our wildlife rescue teams are on high alert. Rising waters push animals to higher reaches resulting in several mishaps that need veterinary...

Kunhimangalam, 7 July 2020: Shout out from the Kannur Kandal Project to all Photographers, both amateur and professionals who have experienced a mangrove ecosystem in India. In the run up to this year’s International Day for the Conservation of...

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, July 07, 2020: WTI has granted a sum of four lakhs to bereaved surviving families of four brave frontline forest staff who have fallen in the line of duty even while the country has been under stringent lockdown. We have stood by these...

Rajapalayam, June 23, 2020 Social media is a double edged sword but can be used to advantage to stop crime, as this case proves.  Wildlife Trust of India’s Green Corridor Champion (GCC) in Tamil Nadu helped enforcement authorities apprehend criminals using...