NEWS & UPDATES

Guwahati, 16th October, 2023: Assam Forest Minister, Shri. Chandra Mohan Patowary formally released the “Conservation Strategy and Action Plan” for the State Bird of Assam, the White-winged Duck, on 16th October 2023. The strategy document was prepared...

This must-read series by Wildlife Trust of India features 10 eminent wildlife experts who share their list of top 20 wildlife titles. This time we have Vivek Menon, Founder and ED of Wildlife Trust of India. Vivek Menon is a wildlife conservationist,...

Bengaluru, India – October 27, 2023 – In a bid to effectively combat wildlife crime through innovation and cutting-edge technology, the Karnataka Forest Department has launched a cloud-based information management system—Hostile Activity Watch...

Bhutan, 20th October 2023- Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in collaboration with the Nature Conservation Division (Department of Forests and Park Services) and Ugyen Wangchuk Institute for Forest Research and Training organised a snake rescue training workshop...

Bhubaneswar, 18th October 2023: In a significant stride towards elephant conservation, the Odisha Government in partnership with the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) launched the ‘Gaj Utsav’ campaign on 18 October 2023 in Bhubaneshwar. The event witnessed...

Human-wildlife conflict is becoming a burning problem in the Terai landscape of Uttar Pradesh. Almost the entire Terai belt in Uttar Pradesh has witnessed an unprecedented surge in encounters with wild animals such as tigers, leopards and elephants. While the...

This must-read series by Wildlife Trust of India features 10 eminent wildlife experts who share their list of top 20 wildlife titles. This time we have Prerna Singh Bindra, India’s leading environmental journalist. Ms Prerna Singh Bindra is a writer and...

Srinagar, 7th October 2023: Highlighting this year’s Wildlife Week theme— “Partnerships for Wildlife Conservation,” a walkathon was organised in which approximately 3000 individuals, including students, actively participated. The ‘Walk For...

West Bengal, 5th October 2023- Human-Wildlife Conflict (HWC) is a significant concern in numerous regions where humans and wildlife populations share space. This challenge is escalating globally due to growing human populations encroaching upon wildlife...

This must-read series by Wildlife Trust of India features 10 eminent wildlife experts who share their list of top 20 wildlife titles. This time we have Ananda Banerjee, award winning wildlife journalist. Ananda Banerjee is a...

It is with profound sadness that the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) announces the passing of Dr. Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, a luminary in the field of conservation, who breathed his last, at 98 years old. Dr. Swaminathan’s life and career were...

This must-read series by Wildlife Trust of India features 10 eminent wildlife experts who share their list of top 20 wildlife titles. This time we have Neha Sinha, the author of Wild and Wilful. “As a bibliophile, I had many more books to list than...

September 15, 2023: The Wildlife Trust of India recently conducted a wildlife crime prevention training workshop for the frontline forest staff of the three ranges (Nawegaon Park Range, Bonde Range and Dongargaon Range) of the Nawegaon Nagzira Tiger Reserve...

Inaccessibility is one of the major challenges in Protected Areas (PAs) to tackle any field-level problem, especially in the  Sundarbans landscape, which is one of the world’s largest mangrove forests and a critical tiger habitat. However, recent support...

This must-read series by Wildlife Trust of India features 10 eminent wildlife experts who share their list of top 20 wildlife titles. This time we have Tara Gandhi, an author, an ornithologist and one among WTI’s founders. Tara Gandhi specialised in...

This must-read series by Wildlife Trust of India features 10 eminent wildlife experts who share their list of top 20 wildlife titles. This time we have Dr. M K Ranjitsinh, the man behind India’s Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and our WTI’s...

When it comes to helping animals in distress, our team at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in Kaziranga, Assam, goes above and beyond. Not only do they commit their days to provide both temporary and long-term care for animals at...

Kerala, 8th September 2023 – Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) joined hands with representatives from the Fisheries Department, Forest Department, local Panchayat, and Fishers Association along with students from St. Anthony’s school to celebrate Whale sharks...

09 September 2023, Mithapur: WTI’s  The Mithapur Coral Reef Recovery Project team in collaboration with Tata Chemicals Ltd (TCL) and the Gujarat Forest Department recently organised an awareness workshop involving the fishing communities of Mithapur,...

The Garo Hills of Meghalaya are an important biodiversity hotspot and the Garo Hills Conservation Area (GHCA) is also in the queue for getting the status of ‘World Heritage Site’. However, due to heavy rainfall and the rugged terrain, a lot of areas in...