Rescued in Separate Incidents, Two Hog Badgers Currently Under Care at CWRC
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CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, February 27, 2018: Two adult hog badgers, a male and a female, were rescued in separate incidents and admitted to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation earlier this month.
WTI Monitors Migratory Movement of Satellite-tagged Whale Shark for over 100 Days
An interactive trail map showing the whale shark’s migratory path. (Use the controls on the... Read More
WTI’s Sarus Crane Conservation Project Implementer Awarded ‘Prakriti Ratna’
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, February 24, 2018: A feather in the cap of Wildlife Trust of India’s Sarus Crane Conservation Project team in eastern Uttar Pradesh as Arshad Hussain, Assistant Manager and point person for the project's on-ground operations ‘was awarded the ‘Prakriti Ratna’.
Community-oriented Conservation in Focus as UNEP Team Visits WTI Project Site in Maharashtra
Gothangaon, Maharashtra, February 22, 2018: A team from UNEP, led by its Executive Director Erik Solheim and Country Head (India) Atul Bagai, accompanied WTI Executive Director & CEO Vivek Menon to Gothangaon, a village near Maharashtra’s Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary yesterday afternoon.
CBRC Celebrates International Save Bears Day With Schoolchildren
Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, February 22, 2018: An awareness and sensitisation programme on bears and their ecological importance was organised at CBRC on the occasion of ‘International Save Bears Day’ yesterday.
CWRC and Kaziranga Forest Authority Conduct Wildlife Crisis Management Orientation for SSB Personnel
WRC, Kaziranga National Park, February 21, 2018: An orientation session on wildlife rescue and rehabilitation was organised for personnel from the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) on February 17.
UN Environment, Wildlife Trust of India Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Jointly Work Towards Protecting India’s Natural Heritage
New Delhi, February 20, 2018: Committing to collaborate across a range of initiatives aimed at protecting India’s natural heritage and specifically its National Heritage Animal, the Asian elephant, UN Environment (UNEP) and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) have signed a Letter of Intent.
Elephants Take Centrestage as Noida’s Shriram Millennium School Dedicates Annual Sports Events to WTI’s Gaj Yatra and Right of Passage Initiatives
Noida, NCR, February 18, 2018: The Shriram Millennium School’s commitment to the environment shone through as its annual sports events were dedicated to the cause of protecting the elephant, India’s National Heritage Animal.
IFAW-WTI Provides Ex-Gratia Support to Family of Forest Guard Who Died on Duty in Manas
Family members of the late Lankeswar Lahkar, a forest guard who died on duty in... Read More
‘Where the Sarus Sings’, a Short Film on WTI’s Sarus Crane Conservation Initiatives, Released by UP Chief Minister
Dudhwa National Park, Uttar Pradesh, February 12, 2018: ‘Where the Sarus Sings’, a documentary on sarus crane conservation initiatives effected in eastern Uttar Pradesh (UP) by Wildlife Trust of India was released by the Chief Minister of UP Shri Yogi Adityanath
Two Captive-born Wild Buffaloes Radio Collared and Released into Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve
Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary, Chhattisgarh, February 7, 2018: Working in collaboration with the Chhattisgarh Forest Department, WTI’s Central India Wild Buffalo Recovery Project team successfully deployed radio collars on two wild buffaloes last week.
From Panbari to Nichlaul to Kunhimangalam, WTI Celebrates World Wetlands Day with Students
February 5, 2018: WTI celebrated World Wetlands Day, held on February 2 to mark the signing of the Ramsar Convention on wetlands in 1971, with school and college students across a number