NEWS & UPDATES

Kaziranga (Assam): Two rhinos, a mother and a calf, were ruthlessly killed this week in Kaziranga National Park. The mother was alive when its horn was removed and struggled for about 36 hours before succumbing to its wounds on...

Kaziranga  National Park , Assam :  Poachers killed one more rhino, raising the number of deaths to ten  this year, despite the park administration’s claim that enforcement efforts had been...

The calves in their enclosure in CWRC. Manas National Park (Assam) : Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) along with its partner the International Fund for Animal Welfare and the Assam forest department has rescued and rehabilitated 13 abandoned elephant calves in...

Assam: With recorded rhino kills by poachers averaging at two per month in 2008, the number of deaths within Kaziranga National Park alone, have risen to 26 since...

The Malabar civet (Viverra civettina) was last seen half a century ago in the forests of Kerela, and is presumed to be extinct. There is not even a photograph in existence. Hopes were raised in 1991when a fresh skin was found. A WTI project is now looking for...

Geneva: The Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Secretariat has endorsed a second one-time international sale of African elephant ivory, about a decade after its first. The Secretariat has also recommended China as an importer of...

Darjeeling (West Bengal): Two Czech citizens including an entomologist of national repute were arrested from Srikhola in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, on Sunday for possessing rare insects. About 500 beetles and two bottles containing preserved insects...

Tokyo: A Japanese court let go the country’s worst ivory smuggler with a most lenient penalty, while officials at the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry scheme to market his three tons of contraband into legal...

New Delhi: To spread awareness on wildlife law and to reinforce the fight against wildlife crime, the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) today officially launched a website, www.wildlifelaw.in containing information on the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and a...

Kohora (Assam): A one-month-old barking deer was rescued this morning from Kohora, Assam and was taken to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in Kaziranga National Park for...

Beijing: A new poll has established that the attitude of the Chinese people towards wildlife is changing, with over 90 per cent of the respondents supporting the existing ban on tiger trade. The result of the poll conducted among 1,880 people from seven major...

Penguins being washed Chubut (Argentina): The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has successfully cleaned 66 penguins and 38 grebes, among the victims of the ‘Mysterious Oil Spill’ that was detected on December 26 last year in Patagonia,...

Wayanad (Kerala):In a significant step for protecting the Brahmagiri – Tirunelli elephant corridor in Southern India, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) has acquired a part of the Valiya Emmadi village as part of its efforts to relocate the five villages which...

Bhopal: Four Kalandars who have jointly set up a poultry farm last November in Bhopal, are excited over their prospects this New Year as they had good profits in the first month of their...

New Delhi: The Gujarat government in western India has announced a compensation of Rupees 25,000 for each fishing net that is damaged in attempts to save the whale...

New Delhi: Hundreds of Tibetans at Bodh Gaya after watching the film “Say no to wildlife products” produced by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) said they will not use wildlife products and would prevent others from buying...

Gland, Switzerland:The World Conservation Union (IUCN) recently released its 2007 Red List of Threatened Species. The list, widely recognized as the most reliable evaluation of the world’s species reveals the startling truth of the precarious existence of...

Ahmedabad: Hundreds of birds die every year, including some rare species during the January kite-flying season in western Gujarat state making it one of the biggest man-made disasters in...

Veraval in Gujarat came alive on September 23 as members of the Kharva fishing community came together to take part in a traditional event to mark the birth anniversary of Ramdev Maharaj, their...

New Delhi: A two-day workshop aimed at discussing a National Policy for Human-Leopard Conflict Management concluded today in New...