A rapid response to wildlife emergencies – The Rapid Response Team (RRT)
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The shrinking habitats of wild animals due to escalating human population result in unsolicited and inevitable encounters between humans and wild animals in and around forests, leading to human-wildlife conflict. Wildlife Trust of India’s (WTI) Rapid Response Team (RRT) was established to provide an expert emergency response to such conflict situations and address human big-cat conflict proximally.
Vets on Wheels conduct awareness-cum-training Programs at Similipal Tiger Reserve
Under its Vets on Wheels: Similipal Tiger Reserve project, the Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) unit established by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) held a series of awareness-cum-training programs on best management and ethical practices of wildlife rescue and rehabilitation. The programs were held in the forest divisions of Anandapur, Balasore,
Baripada, Karanjia and Rairangpur last month.
Gharials bless the Gandak river with gen next
Valmikinagar 22 nd June 2018. Gharial - the fish-eating long-snouted crocodilian is
bolstering its population in the Gandak River flowing through the plains of the northern
state of Bihar. Encouraging news coming in from the field where the team of WTI
biologist, local villagers
Vidarbha Tiger Project Team Celebrates World Water Day with a Street Play Performed by Local Schoolchildren
Gondia, Maharashtra, March 24, 2018: In celebration of World Water Day on March 22, Wildlife Trust of India’s (WTI) Vidarbha Tiger Project team organised a street play performance in Shenda village in the Nagzira-Navegaon Tiger Reserve (NNTR) Corridor.
Finals of the Markhor Cricket Tournament Held in Baramulla, J&K
Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir, March 11, 2018: Working in collaboration with the Department of Wildlife Protection (J&K), Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) organised the finals of the ‘Markhor Cricket Tournament’ on March 10.
CWRC Celebrates World Wildlife Day with Awareness Programme for Schoolchildren
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, March 3, 2018: In celebration of the UN mandated World Wildlife Day, the field team at CWRC organised an awareness programme for students of the nearby Panbari Model Village earlier today.
WTI, Chhattisgarh Forest Department Launch 2018 Wild Buffalo Calendar under Ongoing Natural Heritage Campaign
Raipur, Chhattisgarh, January 8, 2018: Wild buffalo themed wall and table calendars for 2018, produced by WTI as part of an ongoing awareness campaign, were formally launched by the Hon’ble Forest Minister of Chhattisgarh Mr Mahesh Gagda.
WTI, J&K Department of Wildlife Protection Mark the New Year with a ‘Markhor Cricket Tournament’
Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir, January 4, 2018: Working in collaboration with the Department of Wildlife Protection (J&K), Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) marked the New Year with a first-of-its-kind event in Jammu & Kashmir: a ‘Markhor Cricket Tournament’
Statement in response to the article in The Wire, titled ‘Are Conservation Organisations Complicit in Ethnic Discrimination’.
This has reference to a report dated 13-11-2017 in the online news publication The Wire, titled 'Are Conservation Organisations Complicit in Ethnic Discrimination'.
CMS Comes of Age: COP12 Focuses on Increased Protection of Migratory Species and Sustainable Development
Manila, Philippines, October 28, 2017: The Twelfth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP12) concluded in the Philippines today.
Street Play on Manas, Created by IFAW-WTI in Collaboration with Local Artistes and Students, Staged on Park Opening Day
Manas National Park, Assam, October 15, 2017: A street play performed by students from Bansbari, a village on the fringes of Manas National Park, was staged on Park Opening Day, October 15, at the park entrance gate.
From Baramulla to Mainpur to Mudahalli, WTI Celebrates Wildlife Week with Children
October 9, 2017: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) teamed up with state forest departments and local administrations across a number of its project areas to organise celebratory events for schoolchildren during Wildlife Week (October 2 to 8).