Family Affected by Human Elephant Conflict Receives Ex-gratia Support from IFAW-WTI
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Manas National Park, April 15, 2017: A family from Palchiguri village on the fringes of Manas National Park yesterday received an amount of Rs 50,000 from IFAW-WTI’s Greater Manas Conservation Project, as ex-gratia support for an incident of Human Elephant Conflict.
WTI Commences Training Workshop on Human-Wildlife Interface for Probationers of the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, March 20, 2017: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) this morning commenced a five-day training workshop titled “Conservation Action: Focus on Human-Wildlife Interface” for 14 IFS probationers from the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA).
J&K Department of Wildlife Protection and WTI Conduct Training Workshops on Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation for Frontline Forest Staff
Jammu & Kashmir, March 17, 2017: Working in partnership with the Jammu & Kashmir Department of Wildlife Protection, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) today completed the last of a series of Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation Training Workshops for frontline forest staff in the state.
MVS Team Helps Provide Conflict Leopard Safe Passage Back to the Wild in Jorhat
Jorhat, Assam, March 5, 2017: Working in concert with the Assam Forest Department (AFD), a Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) team recently helped resolve a conflict situation by assisting a leopard that had strayed into a human settlement return safely to the wild.
First-hand Account: Capturing the Man-eater of Pilibhit
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, February 20, 2017: Nine days ago, a WTI Rapid Response Team assisted the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department in tranquilising and capturing a tiger that was declared a man-eater after having killed multiple people in the fringe areas of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve.
RAP Addresses Human-Leopard Conflict and Fall in Leopard Numbers in Rajasthan’s Jaipur District
Jaipur, Rajasthan, January 30, 2017: Leopards occupy the highest trophic level in the forests of Rajasthan’s Jaipur district. The best stealth predators among India’s big cats, they are highly adaptable and particularly adept at living close to human habitations.
Ongoing RAP in the Sundarbans Enlists Help from Local Communities to Mitigate Human-Tiger Conflict
Sundarban National Park, West Bengal, January 18, 2017: In a bid to engage with local communities affected by human-tiger conflict in the Gurguria Bhubaneswari Gram Panchayat in Sundarban National Park, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), as part of a Rapid Action Project launched last November
First-hand Account: MVS Team Rescues, Releases Tezpur Conflict Tigress
An IFAW-WTI Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) team led by veterinarians Dr Samshul Ali (CWRC) and Dr Jahan Ahmed (MVS - North Bank) rescued a conflict tigress from the North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management (NERIWALM) campus in
MVS Bandipur Assists Karnataka Forest Department in Release of Maddur Conflict Leopard
Moolehole Range, Bandipur Tiger Reserve, September 16, 2016: At around 8.00am yesterday, Wildlife Trust of... Read More
The Leopard’s Lament
It is difficult to predict what will happen with a sedated animal running free. It could lie low till the effect of the sedatives has passed and then make a dash for safety.