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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...

Sivasagar (Assam): Despite drastic decline in populations of several vulture species in the 1990s that edged them menacingly towards extinction, vultures continue to fall victim to human apathy even today. Although efforts are being made by governments as...

Charlottetown (PEI, Canada): Canada’s Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) will close the first zone of the seal hunt today after the earliest group of sealers killed 17,200 harp seals thus far. DFO is set to re-open the hunt in another area of the Gulf...

Pallivasal (Kerala): Two persons were arrested in Pallivasal, Munnar, on Saturday, for illegal attempts to sell stuffed and mounted wild animal trophies. Mounted heads of a tiger and a leopard were seized from the...

Moscow (Russia): Yesterday, Yuriy Trutnev, Russia’s Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology announced a complete ban on the hunting of all harp seals less than one year of age. This historic end to Russia’s harp seal hunt was applauded by IFAW (The...

Bokakhat (Assam): A rare Oriental bay owl awaits its return to the wild at the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) near Kaziranga National Park, Assam. It was admitted to CWRC yesterday by Assam Forest Department officials....

Dindigul (Tamil Nadu): A tiger skin and a leopard skin were seized yesterday at Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, in a joint undercover operation by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) assisted by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI)....