NEWS & UPDATES

Gandhinagar, January 13, 2015:Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) entered into a strategic partnership with the Gujarat Government for the conservation of whale shark and coral reefs along the Gujarat coast. WTI signed a Memorandum of Understanding(MoU) with the...

Seijosha, January 19, 2015: The most awaited Pakke Paga Festival started on traditional notes at Seijosha, Arunachal Pradesh. The talking point of the festival has been the 8-feet hornbill inflatable installed by Arunachal Pradesh Forest...

CWRC, Kaziranga, January 21, 2015:In a first of its kind, a Small Clawed otter hand-raised at IFAW-WTI run CWRC in Assam was released in Baruntika Beel, a small water body, near Kaziranga...

CWRC, Kaziranga, February 21, 2015: In an effort to sensitise journalists about the conservation efforts of IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), an interactive session was organised on February...

Bhutan, March 2 , 2015: International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) - Wildlife Trust of India’s (WTI) Van Rakshak Project is organising a ‘Prevention of Wildlife Trade Training’ workshop for the staff of Forest Protection and Surveillance...

New Delhi, March 4, 2015- Global Tiger Forum (GTF), Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and its international partner International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) are jointly organising the annual ‘Indo-Russian Tiger Watch Programme’ from 1st to 11th...

Doyang, March 11, 2015: WTI in association with CAF implemented an RAP to document different species of butterflies with W Oponthung Jami around Doyang Reservoir in Nagaland. This RAP entailed creating awareness amongst locals about butterflies...

CWRC, March 11, 2015: More than 134 vultures (including 102 himalayan griffon and 12 critically endangered slender-billed and 20 white-rumped) have succumbed to poisoning this year alone and only 20 have been...

New Delhi, March 12, 2015: The Indo-Russian Tiger Watch Programme completed 10 years and this year two Inspectors from the Russian Federation visited India to participate in a field experience exercise on tiger...

Dudhwa Tiger Reserve enters a new phase by employing women in the ranks of forest department which is largely considered to be a male...

Kaziranga, March 17, 2015: Two rhinos being hand-raised at the IFAW-WTI run CWRC were released in Kaziranga today. The two sub-adult male rhinos --Sohola and Baghmari -- have been under the observation of IFAW-WTI veterinarians and animal...

This first-person account was submitted by IFAW-WTI's vet. Dr. Bishwajit Boruah, who did the work to save the poisoned...

Kaziranga, April 4, 2015: Two wild Asian water buffaloes hand-raised at the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) were today released in an enclosure in Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagaon district,...

WTI's Rudra Mahapatra recounts his experience of soft releasing a palm civet in Odisha. He shares his personal experience of saving wildlife in the state through WTI's Mobile Veterinary...

Guwahati, March 2015: Human-leopard conflicts are very common in Guwahati. To curb such conflicts, WTI and DSWF supported the campaign to save the leopard. As a precursor to the campaign, a press meet was organized in...

Saraswatipur, March 23, 2015: A villager spotted a leopard in her backyard early morning on March 23 in Saraswatipur village in Odisha. She raised an alarm and the leopard was chased by the livid locals. The leopard took refuge in a palm...

In this blog, IFAW-WTI's Debahutee Roy talks about her experiences of walking a young bear into the forest before he is released back into the wild. The walking exercise is part of the bear release...

Veraval, April 9, 2015: In a step towards learning more about the world's biggest fish, a female whale shark was successfully satellite-tagged by WTI team near Veraval coastal town in Gir-Somanth...

Chimmony WLS, April 6, 2015: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) implemented a Rapid Action Project (RAP) wherein field kits were handed over to the frontline forest staff of Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary in...

Sivasagar, April 9, 2015: In joint operation with the Assam Forest Department, IFAW-WTI team today released five Himalayan griffons back into their habitat in Sivasagar district of Assam. These vultures were poisoned and treated at IFAW-WTI run...