The Gaj Yatra Photography Competition: And the Winners Are…
Wildlife Trust of India and Conservation Lenses and Wildlife (CLaW) are pleased to announce the winners of the Gaj Yatra Photography...
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Meet Ganga’s Grandson, the Latest Rhino Calf Born in Manas National Park
Manas National Park, Assam, November 16, 2017: The first calf born to Ganga, one of the rhinos rehabilitated into Manas National Park under IFAW-WTI and the Assam Forest Department’s Greater Manas Recovery Project, was sighted with her own firstborn, a...
Fourth Edition of the Elephant Cup Football Tournament Kicks Off in Karbi Anglong
Karbi Anglong, Assam, November 14, 2017: The 4th edition of the Elephant Cup Football Tournament organised annually by WTI-JTEF kicked off at the Nohorsala Playground on November...
WTI Helps Local Communities to Address Human Elephant Conflict in West Karbi Anglong
Karbi Anglong, Assam, November 14, 2017: As part of a Rapid Action Project (RAP) initiated by its Wild Aid division, WTI and DSWF distributed field equipment to members of thirteen local anti-depredation squads in west Karbi...
A Cat out of Water: Engaging with Local Communities to Protect Fishing Cat Populations in West Bengal
A project by Wildlife Trust of India, supported by David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, seeks to engage with village communities in the state of West Bengal to protect the declining local population of fishing cats, writes Debobroto...
Statement in response to the article in The Wire, titled ‘Are Conservation Organisations Complicit in Ethnic Discrimination’.
This has reference to a report dated 13-11-2017 in the online news publication The Wire, titled 'Are Conservation Organisations Complicit in Ethnic...
Eighth Whale Shark Satellite Tagged Under the Gujarat Whale Shark Conservation Project
Sutrapada, Gujarat, November 12, 2017: A male whale shark, 22 feet long, was satellite tagged by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) field personnel in the coastal waters off the fishing village of Sutrapada on the Saurashtra coast...
Western Assam MVS Helps Rehabilitate Two Rescued Leopard Cats Back to the Wild
The leopard cats being transported to the release site in the forests of Bhumeshwar Pahar Charaikhola, Bodoland Territorial Area District, November 6, 2017: Working in concert with the Assam Forest Department, IFAW-WTI’s Western Assam Mobile Veterinary...
Foundation Stone Laid to Formally Mark the Historic ‘First Addition’ to Manas National Park
Chirang, Bodoland Territorial Area District, October 31, 2017: The Chirang Forest Division, with IFAW-WTI’s support, organised a formal inauguration event for the First Addition to Manas National Park, involving the laying of a foundation...
CWRC Veterinarians Perform Successful Surgical Intervention on Injured Female Binturong
CWRC, Assam, October 31, 2017: A female sub-adult binturong with a fractured foreleg was successfully operated upon by the veterinary team at CWRCon October...
CMS Comes of Age: COP12 Focuses on Increased Protection of Migratory Species and Sustainable Development
Manila, Philippines, October 28, 2017: The Twelfth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP12) concluded in the Philippines...
RAP Provides Support to Local Communities in Addressing Human Elephant Conflict in Thoramukh, Assam
Golaghat District, Assam, October 23, 2017: WTI distributed field equipment to members of six local anti-depredation squads to help them tackle Human Elephant Conflict in the Thoramukh region of...
Kalapahar-Daigrung Elephant Corridor: 19 Families Receive Patta Documents for Settlement Land in New Ram Terang
Karbi Anglong, Assam, October 1, 2017: 19 families in New Ram Terang village had voluntarily shifted out of their homes so that the Kalaphar-Daigrung Elephant Corridor could be secured. Last month, they received patta documents for the settlement...
Big Cat Conflict: MVS Bandipur Assists Forest Department in Handling Three Cases in Three Days
Bandipur Tiger Reserve, Karnataka, October 15, 2017: Wildlife Trust of India’s Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) unit had a busy three days attending to a succession of large carnivore conflict cases reported from Bandipur and Nagarhole Tiger Reserves last...
Street Play on Manas, Created by IFAW-WTI in Collaboration with Local Artistes and Students, Staged on Park Opening Day
Manas National Park, Assam, October 15, 2017: A street play performed by students from Bansbari, a village on the fringes of Manas National Park, was staged on Park Opening Day, October 15, at the park entrance...
Temple Tiger Project: Livestock Health Camp Organised in Fringe Village of MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary
MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka, October 13, 2017: The Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) unit established by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) under its Temple Tiger Project organised a livestock health camp in Hoogyam on October...
WTI Founder and CEO Vivek Menon Honoured with RG Samsara Lifetime Achievement Award
Bengaluru, Karnataka, October 11, 2017: In recognition of his exceptional contribution to the field of wildlife conservation, Vivek Menon, Founder and CEO of WTI was honoured with the RG Samsara Lifetime Achievement Award on October...
From Baramulla to Mainpur to Mudahalli, WTI Celebrates Wildlife Week with Children
October 9, 2017: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) teamed up with state forest departments and local administrations across a number of its project areas to organise celebratory events for schoolchildren during Wildlife Week (October 2 to...
Female Elephant Calf Rescued by Forest Staff in Assam’s Nagaon Wildlife Division, Brought to CWRC
CWRC, Assam, October 3, 2017: A three-month-old female elephant calf that had been found stuck in a drain in Misa Tea Estate, Nagaon Wildlife Division, was brought to CWRC earlier...
WTI Conducts Refresher Training in Wildlife Crime Prevention for Forest Staff in Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve
Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve, September 26, 2017: In partnership with the Chhattisgarh Forest Department and with support from Oracle, WTI conducted a two-day refresher training for the staff of Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve from September 13 to...
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