NEWS & UPDATES

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...

Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary, Sonitpur District, Assam, 19 April 2015: Two wild buffaloes hand raised at the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), were released back to the wild in Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary (BWLS)...

Noida, April 22, 2015: On the occasion of world Earth Day IFAW-WTI announced the winners of National Level Painting Competition organized as a part of International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India – Animal Action Education (AAE)...

CWRC, Kaziranga, April 23: A hog deer with puncture wounds was rescued and brought to IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation (CWRC) by the forest staff of the Kaziranga NP. The CWRC team found the injured animal on the outskirts of the central range...

Baithalangshu, Assam, April 25: The IFAW-WTI team rescued an injured female elephant calf from a village in Karbi Anglong district of Assam on April 24. After initial assessment, the animal was shifted to CWRC for further treatment and...

Jamuguri, May 3, 2015: After spending more than a week at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) -- the IFAW-WTI wildlife care facility in Assam-- a female sub-adult slow loris was released back to the...

Agoratoli, Kaziranga, May 1, 2015: A 13-foot long King cobra was put back to the wild by the IFAW-WTI RUN mobile veterinary service unit of Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) at the eastern range of Kaziranga National...

Jasrota, April 22, 2015: For the first time in J&K, WTI in collaboration with the state Forest Department conducted a three-day training workshop from April 20-23, for the field staff on Human Wildlife Conflict Mitigation at Jasrota,...

Kaziranga, May 1, 2015: In a swift operation that lasted all of an hour, the IFAW-WTI team from the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) rescued and released a Tokay gecko back to the wild near Kaziranga NP in...

In a decision by the Assam Forest Department nine vultures that survived poisoning and were rescued from Chengeligaon under Doomdooma Forest Division (Talap Range), were released back in to the...

Itanagar, May 2, 2015:The IFAW-WTI run CBRC rescued two Asiatic black bear cubs from a family in Itanagar. As it was too late for experts from IFAW-WTI to attempt a reunion with the mother, the team took possession of the cubs for hand...

Dr. Samshul Ali, a veterinarian with IFAW-WTI’s EA MVS Unit, recalls his experiences of saving the beautiful Burmese pythons in Assam. He mentions that his heart bleeds when this magnificent specie becomes a victim of human...