NEWS & UPDATES

Ashok Kumar receiving Sanctuary’s Legend Award Mumbai, 18th December 2015 – Ashok Kumar, Founder & Chairman Emeritus, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) was honoured with the Sanctuary Legend Award at the prestigious Earth Heroes event held at NCPA...

Kaziranga, December 16, 2015: Two hog deer were rescued by IFAW-WTI run CWRC MVS team from two different locations in Assam on December 16,...

Pakke, December 11, 2015: An injured immature lesser adjutant stork was rescued and brought to IFAW- WTI run CBRC in Arunachal Pradesh, from North Lakhimpur,...

Kaziranga, December 17, 2015 : Two Himalayan griffon vultures are presently under care at the IFAW–WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation...

Pasighat, December 24, 2015: A RAP was sanctioned to Adi Baane Kebang in October 2015 after which they started to mobilise support for conducting awareness drives to stop hunting in 60 Adi villages of Arunachal...

Lakhimpur-Kheri, December 19, 2015: A poacher named Ram Kumar alias Likkha was awarded four years and six months imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50, 500 for attempting to poach a tiger in Dudhwa National...

Elephant calves following the animal keeper during their excursions into the forest CWRC, Kaziranga: A long process of rehabilitation for rescued, displaced, orphaned elephant calves is underway at the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and...

Tinsukia, December 11, 2015: In a first, an adult steppe eagle was treated by the IFAW-WTI veterinarian at CWRC’s Eastern Assam Mobile Veterinary Service satellite field station at Guijan in Tinsukia,...

Kaziranga, December 28, 2015: A pair of ruddy shelducks under treatment at the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) was released in Kaziranga National Park on December 28,...

Kaziranga, December 28, 2015: Two Himalayan griffon vultures being treated at IFAW-WTI run CWRC were released in the wilderness of Kaziranga National Park by the MVS...

November 11, 2015: Vivek Menon, ED & CEO, WTI, is the first wildlife conservationist to be nominated for the Inspiring Innovators award by The Economist...

Manas, November 19, 2015: To reduce fuel wood consumption and dependency of locals on forests, IFAW-WTI, with support of Bodoland Territorial Council and Assam Forest Department, conducted skill development training for youth in Manas...

Pakke, December 28, 2015: A dream is coming true for wildlife conservationists and rehabilitators as four rescued bear cubs are taken for walks in Pakke Tiger Reserve to enable them develop skills necessary to survive in the wild when...

Bandipur,January 7, 2016: WTI provided ex-gratia relief to Forest Watcher who was attacked by tiger in Bandipur Tiger Reserve.The tiger was responsible for almost six human attacks and several livestock attacks over the two months preceding the...

Kaziranga, January 14, 2016: After having strayed into human habitations, two hog deer were rescued, treated and released in Kaziranga National Park by the IFAW-WTI...

In a covert operation, Hari Singh and Munni, husband and wife, were apprehended in Gwalior and 27.5 kgs of pangolin scales were seized from them. WTI assisted MP Forest Department and WCCB in making these...

Babagail, November 30, 2015: WTI conducted focused group discussions, stakeholder analysis and PRAs for two villages -- Hirpura and Babagail -- in Jammu & ...

Dehradun, January 7, 2016: WTI in collaboration with the Uttarakhand Forest Department, BNHS and Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, UK, organised a workshop with the dead livestock disposal workers and contractors on vulture...

Sonepur, December 5, 2015: With over 14 years of history of visiting Sonepur Mela, one of the largest cattle fair in Asia, WTI has successfully concluded yet another health camp for captive elephants this year from November 24-30,...

Kokrajhar, January 19, 2016: A female bear in a thriller sequence of events was rescued by Assam Forest Department and IFAW-WTI team from a conflict situation in Assam and released back into the...