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Thiruvananthapuram, 22 January 2026: Local fishers in Thiruvananthapuram, in collaboration with the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) team, successfully rescued and released three whale sharks that had been accidentally entangled in shore-seine fishing nets at...

Katarniaghat, 22nd January 2026: In a significant step towards enhancing human safety and promoting coexistence with wildlife, a predator-proof house cluster has been established in Lohra village of Nishangada Range, Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, located...

20th January 2026, Kaziranga NP: Two greater one-horned rhinoceros, which were undergoing rehabilitation at the IFAW-WTI Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), were released into the wild in Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve...

Kerala, 10 th January 2026: The Kerala Forest Department, in collaboration with the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), and with support from Oracle, organised a three-day training workshop on Marine Megafauna Stranding Response for veterinarians across three...

Veraval, 9th January 2025: A 29-foot-long female Whale shark found itself in a perilous situation after becoming entangled in a fishing net off the coast of Veraval, Gujarat, on 8th January 2025. The incident occurred during a routine fishing trip when local...

Wildlife Trust of India mourns the passing of Prof. Madhav Gadgil – ecologist, thinker, institution-builder, and one of India’s most courageous voices for nature. His life’s work reshaped how we understand forests, communities, and the deep, living...

2 January 2025, Siliguri: In a significant stride towards elephant conservation, the West Bengal Forest Department and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), in collaboration with Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies and North Bengal University, launched the ‘Gajo...

2025 was a momentous year for us all at the Wildlife Trust of India. The year started with Karnataka adopting the Hostile Activity Watch Kernel (HAWK), a wildlife crime management platform developed by WTI. By digitising and streamlining crime management, it...

Katarniaghat, 22nd December 2025: The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), under the Terai Tiger Project, hosted an enriching two-day exposure visit (December 17-18) for a 12-member delegation, including eight PRT (Primary Response Team) volunteers from the Valmiki...

Cuttack, 20th December 2025: A one-day workshop on compensatory measures in wildlife crime cases was organised on 20th December 2025, by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in collaboration with the Odisha Judicial Academy, Cuttack, with the support of...

The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), with the support of the Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of Bihar, organised a judicial capacity-building workshop on 7 December 2025 at Bettiah, the headquarters of West Champaran district...

India’s robust protected area network, consisting of more than 1,000 dedicated areas for the protection of wildlife, is the cornerstone of the country’s success story in conservation. These forests, grasslands, and wetlands serve as safe havens for a wide...

Kasargod, 12th December, 2025: A recent survey by the Wildlife Trust of India’s Kannur Kandal Project team yielded a breakthrough: they identified the population of the rare white-flowered eastern mangrove (L. racemosa var. racemosa) in Edayilakkad Island,...

Arunachal Pradesh, 6th December, 2025: In a remarkable display of teamwork and dedication, a stranded family of Hoolock gibbons was successfully rescued after a challenging four-day operation in Horu Pahar village, located in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower...

Meghalaya, 4th December 2025: The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC), with the support of Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories and World Land Trust, came together to felicitate the Nokmas (village headmen) belonging to...

Srinagar, 22 November 2025: As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen wildlife conservation in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), in partnership with the Jammu & Kashmir Judicial Academy, Srinagar, and with the...

Mangrol, 20th November, 2025: The 19th Gujarat Whale Shark Day was celebrated on 20 November at the Mangrol fishing harbour, marking nearly two decades of a unique and collaborative marine conservation initiative on the Gujarat coast. Since its inception in...

New Delhi, 18 November 2025: The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), with support from the Global Initiative, jointly organised a workshop on “Combatting Cyber Wildlife Crime: Legal Frameworks and Enforcement...

Maharashtra, 6th November 2025: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), under its Van Rakshak Project, which aims to train, equip, and motivate India’s frontline forest staff, conducted a two-day refresher ‘Wildlife Crime Prevention Training’ for the frontline...

2nd November, 2025, Munnar: The 2025 edition of the Munnar Frog Assembly was organised under the Amphibian Recovery Project by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), aiming to conserve Munnar’s endemic frogs. The two-day event, held at the Nature Education...