Whale Shark Day goes International |
CITES Standing Committee releases ivory to China -
world’s largest illegal market |
WTI-IFAW project ensures zero Elephant deaths on Rajaji railway track
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Delhi, August 2, 2008: August 30 has been declared as the International Whale Shark Day by the host of the Second International Whale Shark Conference, National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), Mexico.
A day dedicated to the whale shark and its conservation already exists in India.
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Geneva (Switzerland), July 16, 2008: Dealing a major blow to elephant conservationists , the 57th session of the Standing Committee for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), yesterday approved China as an importer for 108 tonnes of elephant ivory, on for sale from four southern African nations.
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Rajaji NP (Uttarakhand), June 17, 2008: Recommendations of a Wildlife Trust of India-International Fund for Animal Welfare study done in 2001 have ensured zero elephant deaths in train accidents on a railway track that crosses the forests of the Rajaji National Park in the northern Indian Uttarakhand state.
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 IFAW-WTI begins rescue operation in flood-hit Bihar
New Delhi, September 4, 2008: Even as the Kosi River continues to wreak unprecedented havoc in the lives of humans and animals alike in Bihar, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) have dispatched a team of veterinarians and rehabilitators to assist in rescue operations. 1,100 sq kms of inhabited farmland lies submerged in the wake of this disaster.
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 United and prepared, agencies face floods in Kaziranga
Kaziranga (Assam), September 3, 2008: Heavy rain in the last few days has resulted in flooding in Kaziranga National Park and animal displacement has begun. The Assam Forest Department and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) supported by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) have responded by gearing up their flood management measures.
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 India amends pharmaceutical law to protect vultures
New Delhi, September 3, 2008: The Government of India has amended the Drugs and Cosmetics Act to affirm the existing ban on diclofenac, giving a major boost to vulture conservation efforts in the country.
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 Survey of endangered Mishmi takin begins in Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh, September 2, 2008: An extensive survey to assess the distribution and population status of the endangered Mishmi takin has begun in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. The survey will also cover parts of Sikkim from where the species has been reported, and assess threats faced by the takin in both states. The information generated by the survey will ultimately be used to formulate a conservation strategy for Mishmi takin in India.
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 WTI tip-off leads to arrest of wildlife traders
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), August 26, 2008: In a major undercover investigative operation, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP-STF) and UP Forest Department, on a tip-off from the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), arrested two experienced wildlife traders in Meerut yesterday.
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Verdict on Czechs trial on September 4
Darjeeling (West Bengal), September 1, 2008: The verdict on the case against the two Czech nationals arrested for illegal collection of insects from Singhalila National Park in Darjeeling, will be announced on September 4, 2008, the Chief Judicial Magistrate has said.
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 Ivory Trade Sink Hole Unplugged
Delhi, July 25, 2008: Three Chinese nationals were arrested in Kenya for trying to smuggle illegal ivory products, a Kenyan news website reported. The arrest was made at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, from where the “tourists” were to return to China with about 2.2 kg of ivory that was seized from them.
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 Todas for Tigers
Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu), August 1, 2008: In contrast to the disappointing decline in India’s overall tiger population revealed in the latest census, tiger numbers in Tamil Nadu’s protected areas have shown a promising increase since 2002. An increase in tiger population was also seen in the non-protected areas of the state, including the upper Nilgiri plateau, home to the indigenous Toda community. The Todas’ survival is closely interlinked with their natural surroundings. Read More |
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 Altering lifestyles for tiger conservation in Valmiki
Valmiki (Bihar), July 10, 2008: Sitting on a newly-constructed platform underneath a mango tree, the villagers of Majuraha discuss conservation of tigers in nearby Valmiki Tiger Reserve in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. While they express their interest in wildlife, they enthusiastically propose alternatives to reduce their dependence on the forest and participate actively in the eco-development schemes being set by the Bihar Forest Department and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) with support from US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS).
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 A Kalandar’s life beyond the bear
Nawada (Bihar), June 13, 2008: Mohammad Sovrati returns to his rented apartment late in the evening, tired but satisfied, after a hard day of ferrying load in his new carrier rickshaw. He had bought it a few months ago with funds from an alternative livelihood package made available to Kalandars like him under the Integrated Sloth Bear Conservation and Welfare Project (ISBCWP).
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 Endangered Hoolock gibbon rehabilitated successfully in Assam
Kaziranga (Assam), June 2: For the first time in India, a captive-reared female Hoolock gibbon was successfully rehabilitated in the wild near Kaziranga National Park, last week, by the Department of Environment and Forests, Assam, in collaboration with the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and its international partner, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW).
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