NEWS & UPDATES

Sambhar Lake, 18 November 2019: A tragedy of epic proportions unfolded at Sambhar Lake, Rajasthan last week. It all started with regular birders reporting deaths of hundreds of birds, many of these of migratory species that quickly escalated to thousands....

Minicoy Island, 19 October 2019: After winning hearts in Lakshadweep, the whale shark campaign reached Minicoy Island today. Fishermen around this 4 sq. km, island have been witness to the biggest congregation of whale sharks, the world’s largest fish and...

Kavaratti, 9 October 2019: After the resounding success of turning hunters to protectors of the whale shark in Gujarat coupled with science that put spotlight on the whale sharkas a key species, Wildlife Trust of India launched its campaign in the islands of...

WTI celebrated Wildlife Week from 2 to 8 October across key projects in India. Various activities that focused on the need to save India’s natural heritage were organised in collaboration with local organisations, forest departments, educational...

Gondia, 30 August 2019: The simplest of solutions can go a long way to add value to people’s lives and save the environment. A better method of collection of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) and value addition by turning it into a marketable product is expected...

4 October 2019, Manas National Park: Victory is sweeter when school children play a pivotal role in conservation action. Implementing the ban on plastic was an apt culmination of Wildlife Week 2019 in this UNESCO World Heritage Site thanks to the sustained...

Raipur, 8 October 2019: The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Shri Bhupesh Baghel released a special cover on the Wild Buffalo, the state animal at the CM Office today. The commemoration of the state animal is a key milestone for the ongoing campaign conducted...

Bhopal, 1 October 2019 : Munna the iconic tiger from Kanha reached young children through an illustrated book released at Van Vihar today. This handy little edition is full of coloured photos of tigers in their natural environment and caricature illustrations...

26th September 2019, Keonjhar, Odisha : Earlier in July, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) signed a Letter of Agreement with the Keonjhar Forest Division, Odisha to establish and operate a Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) unit in Keonjhar, to attend to wildlife...

September 25, 2019 : India’s forests and wildlife are protected across the country by frontline forest staff but not without sacrifices. Sacrifices of life and limb are a way of life for these frontline warriors. Attacks by wild animals, confrontations with...

Pilibhit, 22 September 2019: The upcoming harvest season for sugarcane will see a large number of people working in fields that are also preferred refuges of wild carnivores in the Terai region of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Increasing instances of...

Sundarbans, 22 September 2019: Sixty women from three islands in this unique ecosystem managed to release 92,000 prawn associated fauna back into the estuarine environment. Species of fishes, squids, snails, crabs snakes etc. that would have otherwise...

Calicut, 17 September 2019: Wildlife Trust of India organised a quiz contest at Farook College, Calicut on 17th September 2019. The contest was a part of the Kannur Kandal project, focussing on the conservation of mangroves. The Kannur Kandal Project –...

New Delhi, 12 September, 2019: More than 50 senior officials from the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, National Tiger Conservation Authority, enforcement agencies and representatives from internet companies and e-commerce, such as Google, Flipkart and India...

Sundarbans Tiger Reserve, 12 September 2019: The key to conservation lies with communities and the best route to reach communities is through youth, as past experience has proved. Under the IUCN-KFW sponsored Integrated Tiger Habitat Conservation Programme...

Chennai, 6 September, 2019: Supporting our call to action on Right of Passage for elephants, Southern Railways hosted a regional workshop to discuss the future course of action to reduce elephant mortalities due to collision with speeding trains. The workshop...

August 28, 2019, Nagpur: A workshop aimed to bring together journalists from Nagpur, Chandrapur and Gondia, was organised today at Nagpur to discuss how media can benefit conservation actions through factual and positive reporting. Fifteen journalists and...

Dibrugarh, August 22, 2019: A very difficult rescue operation was conducted successfully by our team of veterinarian, biologist and animal keeper when a leopard was released back to the wild after being tranquilised and removed safely from a house surrounded...

Gondia, August 24, 2019:  Community-based conservation in Vidarbha just got an added fillip when women from three Self Help Groups supported by Wildlife Trust of India won awards for their social enterprises. WTI has been working to facilitate unhindered...

Kaziranga, August 23, 2019: Almost a month after the flood waters submerged 95 percent of Kaziranga National Park, the wildlife rescue centre we run near this UNESCO World Heritage Site has five new resident rhino calves. Rescued under various situations from...