NEWS & UPDATES

A rhino we met thinks that it’s really quite unfair that Shobhaa De has compared his species to human beings in their most despicable form – politicians. Read his argument...

Odisha: To devise a strategy to save the national heritage animal from train hits in the state, the Department of Forests and Environment, Government of Odisha, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Wildlife Trust of India...

Marking a significant milestone in efforts to secure a crucial elephant corridor in northeast India, all residents of a village have put down in stone their willingness to voluntarily relocate outside the corridor to provide a passage for...

Veraval: A new-born whale shark pup recently freed by fishermen in Gujarat after being found caught in a fishing net, has indicated that the world’s largest fish may be breeding...

Greater Manas: To help reduce tree-felling in Greater Manas, the International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) is helping install improved cooking stoves in local households in the...

Seijosa (Arunachal Pradesh): As a relief measure for 100 human-elephant conflict affected local households around Pakke Tiger Reserve, 10,000 Kilograms of rice was distributed under the grain-for-grain programme, by the Arunachal Pradesh Forest Department and...

Kaziranga National Park: About a month from now, a greater adjutant stork will fly free for the first time in its life. The bird, now six months old, is currently at the Assam Forest Department and IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and...

Karbi Anglong: A female elephant undergoing treatment for paralysis in Karbi Anglong, has once again brought to fore the problem of human-elephant conflicts in the largest (autonomous) district in the northeast Indian state of Assam. The elephant died this...

Dudhwa Tiger Reserve: Preliminary satellite data has indicated ‘healthy’ movement of the Rahmankhera tiger in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, where it was released on April 26. The tiger has so far explored an area of approximately 12 sq km. The adult male tiger...

Alwar: The Court of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate – II, Alwar, on Saturday, convicted poacher Kalia Bawaria for hunting a tiger in Sariska Tiger Reserve on May 7, 2003. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 35,000....

Srinagar: The endangered Pir Panjal markhor is fast becoming a driving force for declaration of new protected areas in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Following the creation of Kajinag National Park and extension of Hirpura WLS in 2007, the state...

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh): After more than three months of ‘hide-and-seek’ in small forest patches amidst human dominated landscape in Uttar Pradesh, the tiger in Rahmankhera was captured this morning by the rescue team placed by the Forest Department....

WTI, supported by the David Shepherd WIldlife Foundation, handed over a ‘tuktuki’, as the boat is locally called, which has helped the forest department in numerous arrests and seizures. Photo by: Sunil Kyarong/WTI D’ering (Arunachal...

Nagpur: The Government of Maharashtra has effectively doubled the area of Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS) and Nawegaon National Park, by notifying ‘New Nagzira WLS’ and ‘Nawegaon WLS’, strengthening the case for the creation of the proposed...

Mithapur (Gujarat): For the first time in the country, fragments of locally-extinct corals have been successfully moved over large distance and transplanted in the coastal waters of Gujarat, pioneering the species reintroduction initiative for the restoration...

Srivilliputhur (Tamil Nadu): Aiding efforts of the Tamil Nadu Forest Department to protect the endemic grizzled giant squirrel, the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) supported by the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF), has equipped the Srivilliputhur...

Thimpu (Bhutan): Committing to help Bhutan save its natural heritage, the International Fund for Animal Welfare-Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) today signed an agreement with the Himalayan nation’s Department of Forest and Park Services (DoFPS), Ministry...

Greater Manas (Bodoland, Assam): Recently equipped with facilities to improve communication between forest camps, frontline staff in the remote Chirang Reserve Forest,  carried out four successful operations against poachers and encroachers over the past...

Bansbari (Greater Manas): Working to secure Greater Manas, the Assam Forest Department, Bodoland Territorial Council and International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) provided support to various stakeholders to strengthen...

  In a descending chronological order: Miniature Portraits: Shawl for a legend Peruse through Vivek Menon’s blog on meeting one of the biggest legends of wildlife- Sir David Attenborough. Read about the conversations which ensued over Chardonnay...