A 'Day' for whale shark conservation |
Wild rhinos are back in Manas |
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 Delhi, December 12, 2008: Four years of perhaps the most successful animal campaign in India culminated last month with the celebration of a 'day' dedicated exclusively to the target species- the whale shark.
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Manas (Assam), December 2, 2008: Three female greater one-horned rhinoceros were released in the wild from their temporary enclosure( boma) in Manas National Park in western Assam late last week.
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Tezpur (Assam), October 31, 2008: Wednesday began as a normal day for us at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation & Conservation (CWRC) run by International Fund for Animal Welfare- Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI).
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Updates |
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 WSPA-WTI initiative makes school possible for Kalandar children
Nawada (Bihar) , December 15, 2008: Tamanna, the ten-year-old daughter of rehabilitated Kalandar (sloth bear performer) Sovrati began attending preparatory school as her first step to formal education, only two months ago.
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 Assam authorities discuss WTI-recommendations to mitigate elephant deaths in train accidents
Guwahati (Assam), December 5, 2008: Senior officials of the Assam Forest Department, Northeast Frontier Railway and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), met yesterday at the Assam State Zoo to formulate strategies to mitigate elephant deaths in railway accidents in the northeastern Indian state of Assam.
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 2008 IUCN Red List surprise: Greater one-horned rhinos 'not' endangered
Delhi, October 22, 2008: The greater one-horned rhinoceros is no longer 'endangered', according to the 2008 IUCN Red List update.
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 Tata Chemicals Limited pledges Rs 20 million for whale shark & coral conservation
Ahmedabad (Gujarat), November 17, 2008: Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL), the Gujarat Forest Department and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) today joined hands to start a pioneering conservation project on whale shark and coral reefs.
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 Walk in the wild
Manas (Assam), November 24, 2008: Every morning, Nath and Krishna, IFAW-WTI's animal keepers wake up to the impatient squeals of four Asiatic black bears in the temporary camp site in Bunganala in Manas National Park, Assam. The bears, rescued as orphans, have been undergoing gradual acclimatisation to their natural habitat since August 9, 2008.
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 Court dismisses wildlife trader's appeal
Alipurduar (West Bengal), December 3, 2008: The Additional District Judge of Alipurduar, West Bengal, yesterday rejected the appeal of Ratiram Sharma, the notorious wildlife trader, upholding his conviction and sentence, announced by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alipurduar, on November 24, 2006.
Sharma had been sentenced to an imprisonment for five years and a fine of 10,000 rupees but was out on bail.
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 Leopard 'strays' into house in Assam, rescued
Digboi (Assam), November 20, 2008: An adventurous young male leopard was rescued yesterday by the Assam Forest Department and WTI-IFAW (Wildlife Trust of India – International Fund for Animal Welfare) from Digboi town in the northeast Indian state of Assam. It was later released in the nearby Upper Dihing Reserve Forest.
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 Wildlife crime prevention training organised in Leh
Leh (J & K), November 13, 2008: The Department of Wildlife Protection, Government of Jammu & Kashmir, Care for the Wild, UK, and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) jointly organised a three-day wildlife crime prevention training programme for the frontline field staff of Leh and Kargil wildlife divisions in Leh, last week.
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 eBay announces ivory ban in wake of IFAW report
San Francisco (California), October 20, 2008: The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) applauds eBay’s decision to institute a global ban on the sale of elephant ivory products by 1 January 2009 and calls on all other internet traders to follow their example.
eBay’s decision was announced just hours before the release of IFAW’s latest investigative report ...
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 IFAW Animal Action Week reaches a million in India
New Delhi, October 14, 2008: At least a million students from 2000 schools in India are expected to participate in this year's IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) Animal Action Week (AAW) with the theme "Beneath the Waves – Protecting Marine Wildlife". Organised by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), IFAW's partner in India, the AAW this year aims to educate, sensitise and raise awareness of children on marine wildlife and their habitat, and threats faced by them.
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 Taming traffic in
Bandipur National Park
Bandipur (Karnataka), October 16, 2008: Wild animals trying to cross the road or carcasses of those killed while attempting it, are a common sight for travelers on a 12.5 km stretch within Bandipur National Park in Karnataka, along the Mysore to Ooty state highway. This highway, about 5.5 metres wide, is one of many metalled roads that dissect and fragment the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve of which Bandipur NP is a part.
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