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Delhi: In a significant move, the Government has in principle approved a Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) proposal to explore the possibility of returning the cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) to the wild in...

Cape Town (South Africa): A mammoth evacuation of 83 elephants was successfully concluded in Malawi this...

Mehboobnagar (Andhra Pradesh): The bail petition of six people accused in the Nagarjuna Sagar Tiger Reserve poaching case was dismissed yesterday by the Judicial Magistrate – I Class, of Kalwakurthy, Mehboobnagar district in Andhra Pradesh. The...

Delhi: Nepali and Indian wildlife conservation authorities have recommended trans-border cooperation as an urgent requirement to tackle illegal wildlife trade across the porous Indo-Nepal...

Kolkata (West Bengal): A skin, thought to be of black buck, was seized yesterday from Sree leather showroom in Kolkata, West Bengal, by the WCCB – Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, East Region and local police assisted by the Wildlife Trust of India...

Yarmouth Port (MA, USA): In the Caribbean twin-island republic of Trinidad and Tobago, three corrupt police officers were arrested this week for stealing over one thousand protected animals from Venezuelan wildlife...

Brussels (Belgium): The European Parliament today voted 550 to 49 in favour of a ban on the trade of all seal products within the EU. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) applauded the decision as a significant victory in...

Kaziranga (Assam): A pair of jackal pups, found in a tea estate near Kaziranga National Park, Assam is being hand-raised by International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) since middle of March, 2009.  The pups will eventually be...

Cape Town (South Africa): Rescuers have started evacuating elephants persecuted in human-elephant conflict in the southern African country of Malawi, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) announced...

Orissa: In March this year, two years since it last witnessed ‘arribada’, the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Orissa has seen the spectacular mass-nesting of olive ridley sea turtles. While there has been much excitement and relief to have the...

Cape Town (South Africa): More than 60 endangered elephants under threat of certain death will be evacuated to safety in an epic rescue effort that begins in the southern African country of Malawi early next...

Srinagar (Kashmir): Human-wildlife conflicts and wild animal displacements are on the rise with the increase in urbanisation and encroachment. In this situation, rehabilitation has emerged as a vital tool in wildlife conservation. While there is an...

Meerut (Uttar Pradesh): In a major undercover investigative operation, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP-STF) and UP Forest Department, on a tip-off from the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), arrested two experienced wildlife traders in Meerut...

Bansbari (Manas, Assam): Two orphan jungle cats, hand-raised by the International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI), will soon return to their natural habitat in Manas National Park, Assam. They are currently being acclimatised to...

Diphu (Karbi Anglong): To bring home the importance of biodiversity conservation, the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) Forest Department set up an elaborate stall at the 21st Karbi Lammet Amei (Karbi Literary Conference), recently held at Phuloni near...

Junagadh (Gujarat): Twenty persons were convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment by a Gujarat court today, for poaching endangered Asiatic lions in Gir National Park in March last...

Kaziranga National Park (Assam): A displaced wild elephant calf that was reunited with its natal herd in Kaziranga National Park a month ago was sighted earlier last week, confirming successful reintegration. The sighting has pleasantly surprised...

Namibia: The controversial auction of stockpiled ivory from four African nations approved by the 14th CoP of CITES began yesterday. About 7 tonnes of raw African elephant tusks as well as carved ivory from Namibia were sold to bidders Japan and China on the...

Delhi: Buyers looking for authentic and high quality Kashmir handmade pashmina, which was recently awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) of Origin, will be able to purchase them at Dilli Haat in Delhi during the fortnight-long ‘Dastkar’...

Digboi (Assam): An adventurous young male leopard was rescued yesterday by the Assam Forest Department and WTI-IFAW (Wildlife Trust of India – International Fund for Animal Welfare) from Digboi town in the northeast Indian state of Assam. It was later...