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It is with profound sadness that the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) announces the passing of Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh, a luminary in the field of conservation, who breathed his last today, at 78 years old. Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh is a luminary whose life story is...

5th June, 2024: WTI celebrated the World Environment Day 2024 with plantation drives and awareness programs across its project landscapes. In Meghalaya, we worked with local schools to organise plantation and cleanliness drives – a part of our ongoing...

1st June 2024: Late Shri Rajendra Singh Kushre was a forester posted in the Shahpur range of the Dindori division, Madhya Pradesh. He displayed unwavering dedication to his work and possessed extensive knowledge about the forest.  On May 1st 2024 Kushre was...

2nd June, 2024: SenseArt, a leading global art curation and installation design company, has launched “Searching for Wild Planets” – an art exhibition themed around global wildlife conservation in China. WTI is happy to be associated with...

Kaziranga, 29th May, 2024: An Asian wild buffalo that was rescued as a neonate in January 2020, embarks on a journey back to the wild in the Burachapori WLS under Kaziranga Tiger Reserve, Assam. The animal was undergoing the necessary rehabilitation at the...

May 15, 2024: The first-ever World Species Congress, hosted by Reverse the Red was a 24-hour event, launched to foster an exchange of ideas to accelerate species recovery and enhance success through cross-sector learning and insights from non-traditional...

Jambhulpani, 22nd May 2024: Wildlife Trust of India, in partnership with the Maharashtra Forest Department, observed the International Day for Biological diversity, 2024, at Sodlagondi-Jambhulpani village yesterday. As part of the celebrations, a short...

Baripada, Odisha, 17th May 2024: A leopard caused quite a stir in the Bhanjapur area of Baripada town in Mayurbhanj district, Odisha last week. On being alerted to the incident by alarmed residents, the Forest Department along with Wildlife Trust of India’s...

On January 8, 2024, a tragic vehicular accident occurred in the Chilla range of Rajaji Tiger Reserve, Dehradun, involving a group of forest officials and vehicle operators. The accident claimed the lives of four individuals and left six severely injured. In...

Kaziranga, Assam, May 9th 2024:  The frontline staff of the Assam Forest Department discovered a lone elephant calf on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra River, deep within the Biswanath Range of Kaziranga National Park. Upon realising that the calf was...

Endemic to the Indian subcontinent, the Sloth bear (locally known as reech) is easily identifiable by its shaggy black coat, elongated muzzle, protruding lip, and a distinctive white V-shaped patch on its chest. This elusive bear has been integral to...

Itanagar, April 23, 2024: A male Asiatic Black Bear cub was rescued from the Sagalee region of Papum Pare district by the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Arunachal Pradesh. The cub, about a month old, most probably had been separated...

CWRC, Assam 26th April 2024: A Himalayan Griffon vulture found collapsed on the roadside, was rescued by villagers in Bokakhat town of Golaghat district, Assam. Concerned for its well-being, they promptly alerted the Assam Forest Department leading to its...

Kaziranga, 17th April 2024: 55 representatives from 12 of the 13 Asian elephant range countries, members of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) Asian Elephant Specialist Group (AsESG) members, other elephant experts, state forest departments, and...

Kaziranga, 16th April 2024: A late-night visit from a King cobra measuring approx. 10-foot-long  left a family in Panijuri village of Burapahar range, Kaziranga National Park in shock. Identified as an adult male, the highly venomous snake was discovered...

Bhubaneshwar, 12th April 2024: The Odisha Government & Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) hosted a consultative meeting in Bhubaneswar, bringing together stakeholders from the Forest Department, East Coast Railway, Electricity Board and Irrigation Department...

Veraval, 28th March 2024: The Saurashtra coast of Gujarat, situated on the west coast of India, hosts a preferred habitat and aggregation ground for the world’s largest living fish, the Whale shark (Rhincodon typus). In an effort to gain insights into the...

Assam, 25th March 2024: March marks the onset of the tea harvest season in the state of Assam, a time when the workers and management at tea estates often end up encountering leopards. Unfortunately, the loss of habitat and increased human activity and...

During the past few months in the North 24 Paraganas district of West Bengal, numerous incidents have occurred from snake conflict, leading to casualties on both sides. Snakes are being killed in retaliation or fear while people are getting injured or...

Trivandrum, 26th March 2024: The local fisherfolk of Trivandrum have once again embraced their role as saviours of endangered Whale sharks. This month alone, they successfully rescued and released five whale sharks that were found entangled in fishing nets...