9th Meeting of Asian Elephant Specialist Group Members Held in Bangkok
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Bangkok, Thailand, April 28, 2018: The 9th Meeting of the Asian Elephant Specialist Group (AsESG), the IUCN SSC’s dedicated body for the study, monitoring, management and conservation of Asian elephants, was held in Bangkok from April 25 to 27.
Spotlight on Right of Passage for Elephants as Regional Technical Workshop for North-East India Discusses Strategies to Mitigate Human Elephant Conflict
Darjeeling, West Bengal, April 22, 2018: The second regional technical workshop on the conservation and management of elephant landscapes, focused on North-East India, was held in Darjeeling on April 20 and 21.
WTI Launches Seminal Conservation Publication Addressing Conflict Between Humans and Big Cat Species in the Dudhwa-Pilibhit Landscape
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, April 17, 2018: “Living with the Wild”, a Conservation Action Report based on the work jointly undertaken by the UP Forest Department and WTI in the Dudhwa-Pilibhit landscape, was released by Shri Keshav Prasad Maurya, Deputy Chief Minister, Govt. of UP
IN MEMORIAM: Dr Dame Daphne Sheldrick, Conservation Legend
April 14, 2018: It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dr Dame Daphne Sheldrick, legendary elephant conservationist and founder of the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust.
WTI Assists UP Forest Department in Rescuing Tigress from Conflict Situation near Dudhwa Tiger Reserve
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh, April 13, 2018: A young adult tigress involved in a conflict situation was rescued from an aggressive mob of over two thousand people earlier today, in Sahatepurva village, Nighasan, in the North Kheri Forest Division of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.
Successfully Treated at CWRC for Poisoning, Ten Himalayan Griffon Vultures Sent Back to the Wild
CWRC, Assam, April 6, 2018: Ten Himalayan Griffon vultures (Gyps himalayensis) that had undergone treatment for carcass poisoning at CWRC were released into their home range in Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary yesterday morning.
In Wayanad, Bandipur and Dhenkenal, IFAW-WTI Provides Ex-gratia Support to Families of Deceased Frontline Forest Staff
April 4, 2018: IFAW-WTI recently provided ex-gratia support to the families of three frontline forest staff who died during the conduct of their duty.