NEWS & UPDATES

Talap (Assam): An injured crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela), found by a local in Talap near Dibru Saikhowa Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, was treated and released by the IFAW-WTI run Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS), about a fortnight...

Dholagaon (Assam): A slow loris (Nycticebus bengalensis) rescued from Dholagaon near Dibru Saikhowa Wildlife Sanctuary by the Assam Forest Department, was released following treatment by the IFAW-WTI Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) unit, last...

Kaziranga National Park (Assam): A captive elephant that suffered severe injuries in a tiger attack last week, is being treated at the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), near Kaziranga National Park, Assam. The wounds are...

Junagadh (Gujarat): The Gujarat Forest Department apprehended two persons accused of hunting peacocks in Vavdi village, Junagadh, earlier this...

Thrissur (Kerala): Arrest of a wildlife trader and two of his associates on Wednesday from Thrissur, Kerala, has revealed that wildlife trade in India has reached a whole new level in terms of use of...

Gajner (Rajasthan): Moving a step closer to reintroduce the cheetah to the Indian wild, experts from across the world gathered at the Gajner Palace, Bikaner, Rajasthan, to work out a roadmap for the Cheetah Reintroduction Project, proposed by the Wildlife...

Orang National Park (Assam): An adult male tiger found critically ill in Orang National Park, Assam on Tuesday, succumbed to its...

Yarmouth Port (US): Rescuers from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) have mobilised to Taiwan to assist in animal rescue efforts following the devastating Typhoon that slammed into the island last...

Valmiki (Bihar): The tide seems to have turned for Valmiki Tiger Reserve in the northern Indian state of Bihar. Once undeservedly neglected as a lost conservation cause, the presence of tigers has now been scientifically proven through years of research by...

Palakkad (Kerala): Ten wildlife traders were arrested between May 7th and 9th in three undercover operations carried out in Palakkad district, Kerala, by the Forest Department, assisted by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). A fish owl, two red sand boas and...

Idukki (Kerala): The Kothamangalam Sessions Court, Kerala, has rejected the bail application of ivory poachers, arrested last month for killing a tusker in the Kuttampuza Forest Range in Idukki district. The hearing is likely to begin next...

Nairobi (Kenya): Twenty-nine elephant tusks and three AK-47 rifles were recovered yesterday after a three-month long sting operation in Samburu East in Northern Kenya, some 450 kilometres from...

Brussels (Belgium): The Council of the European Union today adopted the regulation to ban the trade of all seal products within the EU. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) applauds the adoption as the last step of approval before...

Delhi: In a significant move, the Government has in principle approved a Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) proposal to explore the possibility of returning the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) to the wild in...

Cape Town (South Africa): A mammoth evacuation of 83 elephants was successfully concluded in Malawi this...

Mehboobnagar (Andhra Pradesh): The bail petition of six people accused in the Nagarjuna Sagar Tiger Reserve poaching case was dismissed yesterday by the Judicial Magistrate – I Class, of Kalwakurthy, Mehboobnagar district in Andhra Pradesh. The...

Delhi: Nepali and Indian wildlife conservation authorities have recommended trans-border cooperation as an urgent requirement to tackle illegal wildlife trade across the porous Indo-Nepal...

Kolkata (West Bengal): A skin, thought to be of black buck, was seized yesterday from Sree leather showroom in Kolkata, West Bengal, by the WCCB – Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, East Region and local police assisted by the Wildlife Trust of India...

Yarmouth Port (MA, USA): In the Caribbean twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago, three corrupt police officers were arrested this week for stealing over one thousand protected animals from Venezuelan wildlife...

Brussels (Belgium): The European Parliament today voted 550 to 49 in favour of a ban on the trade of all seal products within the EU. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) applauded the decision as a significant victory in...