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Aranya Bhawan, Karnataka, 21st June, 2022: Sitting in the comfort of our homes, making calls across the state, and even the country, does not seem like a tedious task. But if we are to tell you that these calls can be traced right to the corner of the room...

The national animal of India, the tiger has been celebrated for centuries in Indian art, culture, and heritage. But, over the past few decades, this magnificent animal has been losing its home and pride, thanks to loss of prime forest habitats, poaching and...

Traffickers continuously use international borders to fuel the illegal wildlife trade (IWT). Taking advantage of the border’s porosity they use different methods of transportation to move wildlife contraband like exotic animals, skins, ivory, etc. to other...

On June 17, 2022, South Garo Hills was severely hit by a flash flood cutting off-road connectivity, telecommunication network, and power. Kalu, one of WTI’s Project villages located on the northern side of Balpakram National Park was also severely impacted...

The Emergency Relief Network (ERN) stands on the notion that rescue efforts are most successful when preparedness is a priority. To achieve this, ERN periodically organizes training and workshops on capacity building for the members and organizations and...

The Future For Nature (FFN) awards are back. Each year the FFN Foundation recognises three young, driven nature conservationists from around the world. FFN looks forward in supporting young, talented, and ambitious nature conservationists who are committed to...

Annually World Ocean’s Day is celebrated on the sixth of June all over the world. Wildlife Trust of India’s marine conservation projects in Gujarat celebrated this year’s World Ocean’s Day in association with Anand Niketan school and Rotary Club of...

WTI’s Dr. Rajendra Mishra conferred with Chhattisgarh State Biodiversity Award Dr. Rajendra Prasad Mishra, WTI’s Regional facilitator for Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh received the State Biodiversity Award in Chhattisgarh from the Honb. Chief Minister...

Kurseong is a hill station, highlighted by beautiful landscapes and tea gardens. It also forms an important part of the transboundary wildlife corridor that is constantly used by animals including elephants, leopards, barking deer, spotted deer, and wild...

Wendell Berry, the great American novelist, poet, environmental activist, and farmer once wrote that “The Earth is what we all have in common.” Even though his words are true, majority of the mankind still fails to understand the meaning of this. To make...

John Burton, wildlife conservationist, best-selling author, champion of nature and a long-term WTI partner passed away at the age of 78. WTI and the global conservation community lost a dear friend and patron on Sunday (May 22). Burton was a visionary who...

Imagine being in the middle of a forest, with a raging river in front cutting across your path. The tumbling white waters drown even the faintest of mumbles and cries. Feeling helpless you realize that you are lost in the wild and have no one to call for...

Its harvest time for farmers in Pilibhit, part of the expansive sugarcane belt of Uttar Pradesh. Last week when young Hariprasad in Pilibhit’s Nizampur village went to harvest the crop he stumbled upon a leopard inside the dense tall standing crop thicket....

The third Asian Elephant Range States Meeting kickstarted in Nepal on April 27, 2022.  The Asian Elephant Range States Meeting (AsERSM) is conducted with an intent to understand the challenges faced by Asian Elephants and finding the solutions for it. The...

An 18-year-old boy, David (name changed) is a frequent flyer. In the last six months, he made more than a dozen trips to Thailand, with only his carry-on backpack. He is not particularly interested in sightseeing and most of his trips had been for less than a...

In the overarching landscape of Kazinag National Park, resides the world’s largest mountain goat, Kashmir or Pir Panjal Markhor (Capra falconeri cashmiriensis), a near threatened species, who is listed in schedule (1) species under Wildlife (Protection)...

Valmiki Tiger Reserve, 10th March 2022: The Indo-Nepal border, spanning 1751 km includes the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. This is a highly sensitive area that has porous borders encouraging cross-boundary wildlife crimes such as poaching, illegal...

 “The struggle was real – piles and piles of paperwork and forms, it would take us a sufficient amount of time to organize the data and proceed further with the case. Such delays directly impacted the plausibility of the case, which lead to lop-sided...

Pangolin is considered the most trafficked mammal in the world. This elusive, mostly nocturnal animal is extensively traded for its body parts – mainly scales and skin. While the scales are used in Traditional Chinese Medicine which are claimed to treat...

In 2018, close to 20 elephants migrated to Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and since then, the elephant population has increased to 46. Unfortunately, this move has not been received well by locals who are not used to these gentle giants at all since there was no...