NEWS & UPDATES

Bhopal: Four former bear dancers, being rehabilitated by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) with the support of World Society for Protection of Animals (WSPA), were recently felicitated for their unfaltering commitment to excel in their respective alternative...

Bokakhat (Assam): A five-year-old male elephant calf was rescued from a ditch in a tea estate near Bokakhat in central Assam and reunited with its natal herd by the Assam Forest Department and IFAW-WTI Mobile Veterinary Service team on Saturday.The calf was...

St. Petersburg (Russia): A new global plan of action was adopted by heads of state and ministers from 13 tiger range countries at the International Tiger Forum hosted by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, reports the International Fund for Animal Welfare...

Kawal WLS (Andhra Pradesh): Decline in prey due to high poaching pressure and habitat degradation due to severe encroachment and resource extraction notwithstanding, Kawal Wildlife Sanctuary, a critical tiger habitat in the south Indian state of Andhra...

Wayanad (Kerala), September 28, 2010: Moving a step ahead in the securement of the high priority Wayanad elephant corridor in the south Indian state of Kerala, the Forest Department and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) supported by UK based Elephant Family, has...

Panbari (Assam), September 28, 2010: A day-long free health camp was organised for the residents of Siljuri and Methoni  villages at Panbari near Kaziranga National Park by International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) and...

Tura (Garo Hills, Meghalaya), Sep 24, 2010: Continuing eco-development efforts in Garo Hills, the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC), Meghalaya Forest Department and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) supported by the World Land Trust (WLT) and Whitley...

Jalpaiguri (West Bengal): Seven wild elephants were mowed to death on Wednesday night, after being hit by a Guwahati-bound goods train in Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. The tragic incident that marks the highest number of elephants killed in a single...

Kokilabari (Assam): An ex-gratia package of 25,000 rupees was provided to the family of late Lakhi Basumatary by the Assam Forest Department and International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI)...

New Delhi: Less than a fortnight since a tiger was poached in the Russian Far East and another found poisoned in north India, one more was killed yesterday in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam. The latest incident occurred in Nagabandha in Morigaon...

Kachchh (Gujarat): Sighting of coral bleaching along the Gujarat coast has prompted investigations to understand its nature, causes and effects. Bleaching is whitening of corals as a result of death or expulsion of algal microorganisms called zooxanthellae...

New Delhi, November 19, 2010: In the wake of a tiger poaching in Russia earlier this week, another wild tiger has been found dead of suspected poisoning in Sariska Tiger Reserve in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan.The killings highlight the dire threats...

Kaziranga (Assam): The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd (ONGC) and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) today launched an initiative to assist the Assam Forest Department in long term conservation of the eastern swamp deer that are far lesser in number than...

Panbari (Assam): An animal keeper at the International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), who was inflicted with a severe bite by a black krait (Bungarus niger), has...

Karbi Anglong, November 16, 2010: Rescue of a rare clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) stranded in the house of a forest official in East Karbi Anglong has reaffirmed presence of the species in the Karbi Anglong Autonomous District in Assam. The clouded...

Gir (Gujarat): A total of 490 frontline Forest Department staff protecting the Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) in Gir were trained through this month to effectively control poaching and prosecute wildlife offenders. Equipment to facilitate anti-poaching...

Kollegal: A crucial corridor used by more than a thousand elephants, was purchased, and transferred to the Karnataka government today, securing an ancient southern Indian elephant migration route that was under severe stress due to human...

Goalpara (Assam): A wild elephant calf has been admitted to the IFAW-WTI field station near Manas National Park, Assam, for hand-raising and rehabilitation. The calf was found alone near Goraimari village in Goalpara district by the local people on November...

Chennai: The Madras High Court has banned all construction activities in the proposed elephant corridors covering all bottlenecks connecting Segur Plateau and Mudumalai Tiger Reserve – part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve – in the southern state of Tamil...

Dwarka (Gujarat): Hundreds of school children and fishermen among other local people gathered today in the Sunset Point ground, Dwarka in the western Indian state of Gujarat, for a unique annual celebration – the Whale Shark...