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Raimona, Assam, 9 January 2021: In an open air event at Jamduar, Raimona forest range, frontline forest staff and NGO volunteers were equipped with essential field gears in a morale boosting initiative by Wildlife Trust of India supported by the International...

Trivandrum, Kerala 8 January 2021 In an event held today, co-organised by the Kerala Forest Dept and the Wildlife Trust of India at Forest HQ, Trivandrum, fisherfolk who had rescued and released the endangered whale shark entangled in their fishing nets were...

Garo, Meghalaya, 24 December 2020 Wildlife Trust of India with the support of HCL Foundation in collaboration with the Garo Student Union (GSU), Southern Zone celebrated World Soil Day on the 5th of December 2020. On this day, a cleanliness drive was held in...

Veraval, Gujarat, 21 December 2020 : Wildlife Trust of India together with Tata Chemicals Ltd. (TCL), and the support of Junagadh wildlife circle of Gujarat Forest Department celebrated the 14th Gujarat Whale Shark Day at Veraval on the 14th of December....

Namsing, Arunachal, 17 December 2020: Wildlife Trust of India with the support of the World Land Trust recently organized a football tournament during the Solung festival as a D’ering –Dibru Saikhowa Elephant Link Project people participation activity....

Baripada, Odisha, 3 December 2020: On 23rd November 2020, an adult male sambar stuck in a water canal near Bangriposi forest range, Baripada forest division was rescued by WTI’s Vet on Wheels Team. The distressed animal was first spotted by the forest...

Tezpur, Assam, 27 November 2020: An adult tiger that had strayed out to human habitation in a village near Tezpur University and had injured two persons on Tuesday, 24th November was driven back to the wild in a concerted team operation led by the forest...

Sanjay Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, 22 November 2020: Standing firm in support of the brave men and women guarding our natural heritage, WTI granted INR 1,00,000 to Ms. Roshmi Singh w/o Mr. Ajit Kumar who succumbed to a lightning strike while on duty at...

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 03 November 2020: In July, we had reported on four unfortunate cases of frontline staff passing away while on duty, including Mr. Deepu Rana who fell to the bullets of timber mafia as he tried to stop them in Gwalior forest division....

Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 9 November 2020: WTI’s Wildlife Crime Control Division (WCCD) has trained frontline staff in three protected areas from two different geographies of the country in the last two months. In the terai arc, frontline staff from both the...

Keonjhar, Odisha, 22 October 2020: Wildlife Trust of India’s Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) team conducted a refresher training for the rescue team of Keonjhar Forest Division, Odisha at Anjar ecotourism complex in August this year. While, initially...

Tale Wildlife Sanctuary, Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh, 23 Oct 2020: Wildlife Trust of India’s Rapid Action Project grant to wildlife conservationists helped in propagating host plants of key butterfly species in Tale Wildlife Sanctuary, Ziro. DFO Abhinav Kumar...

Munnar, Kerala, 20 Oct 2020: Essential work kits comprising a rain jacket, backpack, field shoes, sleeping bag, torch (flashlight) and a first aid kit were handed over to frontline forest staff of Eravikulam National Park and Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary by...

Guwahati, 7 October 2020: In a triple recognition for our commitment to saving wildlife, the Assam government awarded three felicitations to Wildlife Trust of India’s project and people for their exemplary services to save Assam’s natural heritage. At the...

Pakke, Arunachal Pradesh, 6 October 2020: The distressed bear cubs rescued by IFAW-WTI-Arunachal Pradesh Forest Team and brought to the Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (CBRC) in August have recovered well since their rescue and have bonded...

Kaziranga National Park, 31 Aug 2020: Post successful wildlife rescues during the Assam floods, Wildlife Trust of India’s Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation with the support of IFAW and Assam Forest Department is now a crèche of seven...

Noida, 28 August 2020:  Stakeholders from across the world came together at an online event to commemorate International Whale Shark Day that falls on 30 August. Sixteen years after pioneering a deep dive into whale shark conservation, Wildlife Trust of...

Bhopal, 19 August 2020: A Rapid Action Project (RAP) grant from WTI to Mr Rajesh Kumar Shan, a Bhopal based research scholar helped mitigate illegal bird trapping in Bhoj Wetland. A Ramsar site that is a habitat for resident and migratory birds, Bhoj Wetland...

Kochi, Trivandrum, New Delhi, 11 August 2020: On the eve of World Elephant Day, Wildlife Trust of India released their Conservation Action Report on securing the Thirunelli – Kudrakote elephant corridor in an online event graced by Chief Guests Shri...

Kannur, 24th July 2020: Embracing the new normal of online events during COVID times, Wildlife Trust of India celebrated International Day for the Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem with the Kerala Forest Department today by releasing an eye-catching poster...