NEWS & UPDATES
Sick Male Elephant Calf Rescued near Lumding, Brought to CWRC for Treatment
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, July 19, 2016: A male Asian elephant calf, about one-and-a-half months old, was admitted to IFAW-WTI’s Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) for treatment and care on the afternoon of July 17. The calf had...
World Environment Day Celebrated at WTI-Apollo Tyres Mangrove Conservation Project Site
Kunhimangalam, Kerala, June 9, 2016: A one-day seminar on the ecological significance of mangrove ecosystems was organised on World Environment Day, June 5, at the site of the Kannur Kandal Project (Mangrove Conservation Project), launched last month by...
Leopard Cat Cub Rescued by Karbi Anglong Villager, Admitted to WTI-JTEF Wildlife Rescue Centre
A female leopard cat cub rescued at the village of Chutu Metikhola in the southern range of the Karbi Anglong district of Assam, was admitted to Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and Japan Tiger and Elephant Fund’s (JTEF) Wildlife Rescue Centre in...
Male Asian Elephant Calf, Rescued in Arunachal Pradesh, Brought to CWRC
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, June 20, 2016: A male Asian elephant calf, about two months old, rescued from village Chessa I, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh, was admitted to IFAW-WTI’s Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) last...
IFAW-WTI Provides Ex-Gratia Support to Families of Deceased Kaziranga Field Staff
Golapi Das (in white), wife of the late Milai Das, receives a compensation cheque under IFAW-WTI’s Supplementary Accident Insurance Scheme for frontline staff DFO’s Office, Kaziranga National Park, July 21, 2016: The families of two deceased field...
CWRC’s MVS Unit Provides Treatment to Adult Female Elephant in Kaziranga
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, June 23, 2016: An adult female Asian elephant, suspected to be feral, was treated by the Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) unit of IFAW-WTI’s Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) on the afternoon of June...
CWRC Rescue Teams Swing into Action As Massive Floods Inundate Kaziranga
Kaziranga National Park has been inundated since Sunday night as water levels in the Brahmaputra River basin have continued to rise due to heavy monsoonal rains. CWRC has swung into action, deploying Mobile Veterinary Service units to aid...
Ongoing RAP in Odisha Uses Street Plays, Mock Drills as Human-Bear Conflict Mitigation Tools
Nilagiri District, Odisha, September 26, 2016: In a bid to engage with local communities affected by human-bear conflict in the Nilagiri district of Odisha, WTI organised street plays, mock drills, and a media workshop over the past two...
CITES Update: Big Win for Pangolins at CITES with Near-unanimous Vote for Total Trade Ban
Johannesburg, South Africa, September 29, 2016: A vote yesterday at CITES decided that the most illegally traded mammal in the world urgently needs protection. All eight pangolin species are being transferred from Appendix II to Appendix...
Rescued Softshell Turtle Treated for Injuries at CWRC, Released into the Wild
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, October 3, 2016: A rescued softshell turtle, treated at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC; the wildlife rescue, care and rehabilitation facility run by IFAW-WTI and the Assam Forest Department) for...
IFAW-WTI Begins Handloom Skill Development Training for Village Women near Manas National Park
Kahibari, Manas National Park, October 4, 2016: With a view to encouraging ecologically appropriate livelihoods that reduce the dependence of local communities on wild habitats, IFAW-WTI, in association with the Bodoland Territorial Council and the Assam...
Kaziranga Flood Update: Male Rhino Calf Rescued, Brought to CWRC
A male rhino calf, about three months old, was rescued on July 26 by frontline staff of the Assam Forest Department and a Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) team from IFAW-WTI’s Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation...
From Mainpur to Kunhimangalam to Nazgira-Nawegaon, WTI Celebrates Wildlife Week with Schoolchildren
October 12, 2016: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) teamed up with state forest departments and local administrations to organise special events for schoolchildren during Wildlife Week (October 2 to 8) in some of its projects. Mainpur, Chhattisgarh: At the...
WTI and Odisha Government Hold Inter-sectoral Meeting for OSCOW-MAP
As part of the process of preparing the Odisha State Comprehensive Wildlife Management Plan (OSCOW-MAP), an inter-sectoral meeting was held on August 20 between the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and relevant departments of the Odisha...
North Bank MVS Helps Forest Department Reunite Rescued Elephant Calf with Mother
The calf and its mother seen together in the distance after they were successfully reunited Dejoo Tea Estate, Assam, August 22, 2016: Working with the North Bank unit of IFAW-WTI’s Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS), frontline staff of the Assam Forest...
One Rescue, 29 Lives
It was one of the happiest moments of my life: the sight of a tiny serpent head peeping out from a cracked eggshell in the makeshift incubation crate we had created for its giant mother and all her...
Conservation Legend Ashok Kumar, WTI’s Chairman Emeritus, Turns 81
New Delhi, August 23, 2016: A memorial service was held last evening to celebrate the life of Ashok Kumar, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Wildlife Trust of India, who had passed away on August 18 at the age of...
Villagers and Sarus Protection Committee Members Apprehend, Hand Over Bird Poachers to UP Forest Department
Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh, August 24, 2016: The villagers and Sarus Protection Committee (SPC) members of Bali village, Uttarauli Panchayat recently set an example in community bird protection by capturing two poachers from their own village and handing them...
CWRC’s MVS Unit Helps Reunite Elephant Calf and Mother at Behora and Numaligarh Tea Estates
Golaghat, Assam, October 17, 2016: A male Asian elephant calf that had been separated from its mother and natal herd was reunited with them by an MVS unit of...
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