NEWS & UPDATES

Atal Nagar, 22nd May, 2023: Chattisgarh Forest Department selected Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) for the prestigious State Biodiversity Award 2023 for the continued efforts in bringing back the State animal, Wild Buffalo (Bubalus arnee), one of the most...

One of the biggest challenge in protected area management has been inaccessibility. While systematic surveillance of wildlife is essential for long-term conservation management, this monitoring has been largely limited to ground-based patrolling and surveys....

New Delhi, 12th May, 2023: In a joint operation by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and the Punjab Forest Department, more than 180 Shahtoosh shawls were seized from various shops around the capital city of Amritsar and Pathankot. This comes as a...

The Indianapolis Zoo is announcing an international grant created to save an animal species from extinction. The Indianapolis Zoo Saving Species Challenge will award $1 million to one organization anywhere in the world that can develop and implement a plan...

India has a mangrove cover of 4975 sq. Km, out of which Kerala holds only 17 Sq. Km. Kerala’s mangroves face many threats due to developmental pressures such as urbanization, agriculture, aquaculture, road, etc. Due to these Kerala has lost 90% of its...

Pilibhit, 25th April, 2023: Three rusty spotted cat kittens were successfully reunited with their mother in the wild. The whole process was documented by WTI’s Primary Response Team (RRT) unit in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh. On the morning of the 23rd, when...

Murshidabad, 24th April, 2023: Every year, tens of thousands of waders and migratory passerines fly through West Bengal. However, this has also given an opportunity to poachers to hunt and sell wild-caught birds. Murshidabad in Central West Bengal,...

Katarniaghat, 19th April, 2023: A stray leopard cub was found by villagers around 8 am when harvesting sugarcane in Kundwa village under Mihin Purwa block of Bahraich on the 18th of April, 2023.  Connected to the Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary at a distance...

Kaziranga National Park, 9th April, 2023: Gaj Utsav 2023 was recently held at Kaziranga National Park, Assam organized by the Govt. Of India to commemorate the 30 years of success of the Project Elephant in India. Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) took an active...

Largely misunderstood, vultures continue to play a pivotal role in the health of our wild ecosystems. Scavenging on and cleaning off animal carcasses, they actively remove pathogens and related contaminants from our environment. Sadly, their population has...

Jim Corbett National Park, 22nd March, 2023: It takes a team to protect our natural heritage and this looked achievable when 69 individuals from across 16 Indian states came together to discuss the best way forward at the recently held WTI Conservation...

Jamdarpara, April 2, 2023: Wildlife Trust if India’s MVS-WA (Kokrajhar) unit received a call the Divisional Forest Officer, Wildlife Division, Kokrajhar on August 23, 2022 about an injured golden langur. The animal was spotted atop a tree near Jamdarpara...

Irinjalakuda, 20th March, 2023: Wildlife Trust of India celebrated World Frog Day on March 20th in association with St. Joseph’s college (Autonomous) Irinjalakuda and Synchronicity Earth. The Frog Assembly 2023 was conducted as part of the Amphibian...

Srinagar, 12th March, 2023: The Wild Life (Protection) Act of 1972 is a comprehensive piece of legislation in India to regulate sanctuaries, national parks, and zoos among other protected locations. The Act underwent certain amendments very recently in 2022...

Nichlaul, 4th February, 2023: Wildlife Trust of India, in collaboration with its funding partners: Tata Trusts and World Land Trust, has been working in Eastern Uttar Pradesh (UP) for almost the last one decade to protect and conserve the State Bird of UP,...

Sundarbans, 14th February, 2023: The world’s largest contiguous mangrove forests, the Sundarbans, also hosts some most iconic wildlife species. At the apex of this ecosystem is the Bengal tiger (Listed as Endangered in the IUCN Red List of species) that has...

Thiruvananthapuram, 30 January 2023: Four fishermen were felicitated for saving lives of three whale sharks – world’s largest fish species – on separate occasions in Kerala. At times, whale sharks get accidentally entangled into the fishing nets and...

Katarniaghat, 26 January 2023: The 74th Republic Day around Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in the Terai landscape of Uttar Pradesh witnessed a unique celebration. The national holiday that brought together large crowds of residents was an apt opportunity to...

Mangalore, 7th February, 2023: As part of an intensive campaign to save the world’s largest fish, WTI followed up their community outreach in Karnataka by installing permanent signage with a message urging for conservation action. Thirty signboards in key...

Karwar, 16th January, 2023: To commemorate the 47th Raising Day, Indian Coast Guard organized a rally in collaboration with Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), Royal Enfield, Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOCL), NCC and Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK) on the 16th of...