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IUCN Members elect Vivek Menon as the new Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) for the 2025-2029 quadrennium at the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi.  Abu Dhabi, 15 October 2025 — In a landmark announcement during the IUCN World...

Seinthuk, October 2025: For the first time, the Wildlife Trust of India team have documented the presence of four elusive felids moving silently beneath its forest canopy. Wildlife Trust of India’s field team, in partnership with Garung Thuk NGO members,...

11th October, Abu Dhabi: Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change Govt of India, Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh, officially released the Wildlife Trust of India’s (WTI) report, “Guardians of the Wild: Supporting India’s...

We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Mr. Ajay Balram, WTI’s Emiritus Member of the Board and Honorary Treasurer. Mr Ajay Balram was a business manager who was formerly Managing Director of Tate & Lyle Investments (India) Pvt Ltd....

Abu Dhabi, October 11, 2025 – At the World Conservation Congress 2025 in Abu Dhabi, the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) released its comprehensive report “Conserving India’s Gentle Giants: Whale Shark Conservation Project 2002–2025”, highlighting a...

Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), together with state forest departments and partners, celebrated Wildlife Week 2025 with a diverse range of activities– school competitions, community meetings, nature walks and capacity-building sessions. Every activity...

Bhubaneswar, 9 October 2025 – The Forest, Environment & Climate Change Department, Government of Odisha, in partnership with the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and NTT DATA, a global leader in digital business and technology services, officially launched...

Golaghat, 2 October 2025: An elephant calf was rescued after it fell into a trench in Gobindpur Tea Estate on the 1st of October 2025. The calf, its mother alongside, was found trapped inside the tea estate, located near Numaligarh in Golaghat district,...

As part of the Pan India Whale Shark Conservation Project, the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), with the support of Oracle, has been actively engaging with communities along Kerala’s coastline. Now in its seventh successful year, the project focuses on...

The Kannur Kandal Project has added some new feathers in its hat in the month of September, highlighting the power of community-led conservation and collaborative effort for mangrove conservation:  Cheruthazham Grama Panchayat Wins Prestigious State Award...

Arunachal Pradesh, 25th September 2025: To celebrate the Solung festival, the third edition of the Elephant Cup Football Tournament was organised by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI),  supported by World Land Trust (WLT), in the D’Ering- Dibru Saikhowa...

Ludlow’s Bhutan Glory (Bhutanitis ludlowi) is a butterfly species belonging to the family Papilionidae. It is endemic to the pocket habitats of Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India, and small parts of Bhutan. The species is categorised as...

We are deeply saddened to share the news of the passing of Mr. Thomas Mathew, a towering figure in India’s conservation movement, who left us this morning. Mr. Mathew was among the founding members of Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), where his vision and...

7th September, 2025, Kokrajhar: In a first, three hand-raised wild piglets were successfully rehabilitated back into the wild in Raimona National Park by Wildlife Trust of India’s (WTI) Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) unit based in Kokrajhar, Assam....

Pan-India, August 30, 2025: WTI celebrated International Whale Shark Day with events across its project locations in Gujarat, Kerala and Goa. In collaboration with the Goa Forest Department and Centre for Environment Education (CEE), and with support from...

Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 25 August 2025: The International Workshop on Best Practices in Human–Elephant Coexistence: Challenges and the Way Forward was held in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from 21 to 22 August 2025. Hosted by the Government of Odisha in collaboration...

CWRC, 28th August 2025: Assam’s Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), Kaziranga, marks 23 years of pioneering wildlife conservation as India’s first dedicated facility for rescuing, rehabilitating, and releasing wild animals. Since...

Bongaigaon, 25th August 2025: The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), with support from Royal Enfield Social Mission, organised a two-day (23rd- 24th August) exposure trip to Rangapani in Baksa district for 20 women from fringe villages of Kakoijana in Bongaigaon....

Majuli, Assam, August 20, 2025: The D’Ering- Dibru Saikhowa elephant corridor project (DDS) is a community-based conservation approach by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), with support from the World Land Trust, to secure one of the vital elephant corridors...

August 20, 2025: Two orphaned Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) cubs, rescued from Dissoi Reserve Forest in Jorhat on February 28, 2025, have successfully begun their new life in the wild with their soft-release into Dehing Patkai National Park, Assam,...