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Sutrapada, Gujarat, December 30, 2016: A female whale shark was satellite tagged by WTI field personnel at 10.35am today, in the coastal waters off the fishing village of...

New Delhi, December 21, 2016: In a ceremony held at Federation House, New Delhi this evening, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry awarded its prestigious FICCI Corporate Social Responsibility Award for 2016 to ONGC for its support of...

Guwahati: In a unique barter, a group of veterinarians in Guwahati in the north eastern state of Assam offered their services of taking care of the livestock of villagers in return for villagers’ offering protection to the tall trees that are perfect...

The first greater adjutant stork soars immediately after release. Photo by: Nizira Borgoyari/WTI   Guwahati (Assam), March 22, 2013: Four endangered greater adjutant stork (Leptoptilus dubius) juveniles were set free yesterday in Dadhara, about 16 km...

New Delhi, August 16, 2012: To address the human-elephant conflict situation in West Bengal, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has put in abeyance its permission to the state government's plan to capture elephants from the...

Yarmouth Port (USA), October 1, 2012: Actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio joined IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) today in calling for the world community to step up efforts to save elephants from poaching and the illegal ivory...

Pauri (Uttarakhand), September 28, 2012: Rani – wife of notorious wildlife trader Sansar Chand was convicted today for illegal wildlife trade, and sentenced to seven years in prison by a court here, in a rare judgment providing maximum punishment...

Kaziranga (Assam), October 3, 2012: Five rare rhinos have been brutally poached last week near Kaziranga National Park in the northeast Indian state of Assam. When discovered, four were dead and one was still alive, bleeding and in critical...

Valmiki TR: Evidence of 3 more species has been found in the once-neglected Valmiki Tiger Reserve during the past two months. A crab-eating mongoose, a yellow-throated marten and a Himalayan serow were captured in camera traps in the...

Wayanad: With the aim of facilitating a discussion about the significance of media in the field of wildlife conservation, a media workshop was held on Saturday in Bathery, in the district of Wayanad,...

Karbi Anglong: In an effort to mitigate human-elephant conflict in nine high conflict prone villages of Karbi Anglong, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) distributed search lights to aid the locals to keep watch during peak conflict...

New Delhi, October 30, 2012: Authorities of India’s bear range states met here today to finalise the national plan on the conservation and welfare of bears and discuss its implementation on...

Kaziranga: The International Fund for Animal Welfare - Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) has provided 35 boats to the Kaziranga National Park authorities to assist in anti-poaching patrolling in the flood-prone UNESCO World Heritage...

Moving the cubs Kaziranga NP (Assam), November 5, 2012: Even as efforts to finalise the national conservation and welfare plan for bears continue, three orphaned cubs under human care were moved to the forest for rehabilitation in north-east India on Friday....

Bodoland (Assam), November 8, 2012: Ropeways for humans are nothing new, but those for monkeys are not something we hear about all too...

Manas: As preparations to tackle potential flood emergencies are on at CWRC, good news poured in for the rehabilitators, as yet another rhino hand-reared here gave birth to a healthy calf in the wild in Manas National...

Karbi Anglong: A free Medical Health Camp was organised for local people in Kalapahar-Doigurung Elephant Corridor dependent villages last Friday, Implemented as part of the Karbi Anglong Conservation...

New Delhi: Wildlife conservation in India is all set to receive a new supporter over the next few days as WTI ties up with the acclaimed UAE band Point of View. The association ensures part proceeds of album sales being donated to...

Sar Kro: WTI has purchased over six acres of land to set up a model ethnic Karbi village to facilitate voluntary relocation of all families of Ram Terang village, currecurrently located within the Kalapahar-Doigurung Elephant...

D’ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary, May 24, 2013: To help the forest staff at the frontline in D’ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh in their duties, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) equipped them with field kits under a Rapid Action...