NEWS & UPDATES

Kolkata, August 13, 2014: British Deputy High Commissioner Scott Furssedonn-Wood today joined hands with Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) to support the cause of conservation at the book launch of Indian Mammals- A Field...

Dhaka, September 16, 2014: For the conservation of the majestic tiger (Panthera tigris) which once existed across Asia and parts of Europe and is now found only in 13 countries, the Global Tiger Forum (GTF) held its sixth General Assembly...

Wayanad, August 14, 2014: The Wayanad Elephant Corridor today lost one of its biggest local supporters in the Anappara village, right outside the wildlife sanctuary, Kalappa...

Bandipur, August 15, 2014: A story by WTI's Regional Head (South India), Jose Louies, behind the scenes of a tiger conflict in Karnataka. Conservation may not have immediate returns, but there are few resolute in their vow to protect the...

Tippi (Arunachal Pradesh), August 20, 2014: To help promote and spread awareness about the biodiversity of Pakke Tiger Reserve, a Nature Interpretation Centre was recently inaugurated at Tippi with the support of WTI's Wild Aid...

Thimphu, August 20, 2014: The smallest tiger range country, Bhutan, observed tiger day in the capital city last week, bringing together a wide range of stakeholders to celebrate the majestic wild...

Kaziranga, Sept 17, 2014: An elephant calf stranded in an island in Brahmaputra River with its mother and a young tusker was moved to the IFAW-WTI run CWRC after its mother was found...

Odisha, August 22, 2014: The east Indian state of Odisha has been submerged again in floods. As with the flood emergency last year in the state, IFAW-WTI has mobilised its Emergency Relief Network for the welfare of affected...

Delhi, September 18, 2014: Exhorting educators to become stakeholders in conservation of India’s natural heritage, IFAW-WTI and the Environment Department, Government of Delhi, began a series of workshops for school teachers in the capital,...

Kanpur, September 18 2014: The fifth session of Wildlife Trust of India's Van Rakshak Project's wildlife conservation and management training will take place in the Forestry Training Institute in Kanpur from September 18-28,...

Kaziranga, August 21, 2014: The IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) tended to its first case of an injured Bengal florican recently, after the bird had been picked up by locals and taken for...

Nagzira-Nawegaon (Maharashtra), August 22, 2014: The International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) recently initiated the wildlife crime prevention training for frontline staff of the Nagzira-Nawegaon Tiger...

Meghalya, August 24, 2014: WTI with support of the people and Nokma’s of Siju, Rewak and Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) have notified the elephant corridor area of Siju-Rewak elephant corridor into Village Reserve Forest...

Naurangia, Sept 28, 2014: For the first time in their lives, 26 Tharu tribal women living in remote villages in the sylvan settings of Doan Valley in north Bihar learnt about the potential of earning a decent livelihood using their traditional...

Rowmari, Assam, 29 September 2014: The IFAW-WTI initiatives to provide green livelihoods to communities under the Greater Manas Conservation Project went a step further with a three week long training workshop in weaving...

Kaziranga, October 3, 2014: The tempo of rescuing elephant calves seems unabated with the arrival of yet another male calf at the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation...

Assam, September 22, 2014: This World Rhino Day we take you behind the scenes on the rhino rescue and rehabilitation programme being run by IFAW-WTI in Assam, with five rhinos already rehabilitated and three ready to return to the wild next...

Dudhwa, Sept 22, 2014: As a part of a healthcare drive for wild and domestic animals, WTI’s project team in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in collaboration with Uttar Pradesh Forest Department and Aircel conducted a livestock health...

Kerala, Sept 23, 2014: As part of Wildlife Trust of India’s Rapid Action Project (RAP), supported by European Tierschutzstiftung (ETS), two power fences have been erected in the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, as well as the Aralam Wildlife...

NBR, Sept 30, 2014: To enable a conflict-free existence between humans and gaurs (Bos gaurus) in the region, the Keystone Foundation with assistance from WTI has started a Rapid Action Project supported by CAF India in areas in and around...