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Manipur, April 17, 2025: In a remarkable demonstration of community-led conservation efforts, Mr. Kashung Tennyson, President of the Tangkhul Naga Awunga Long, has facilitated the rescue and safe release of a live Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) found...

Veraval, 5th April 2025: A whale shark that was satellite-tagged on the 22nd December 2024, returns to the waters offshore Gujarat, after 100 days of tracking and travelling more than 4000 kilometres across the Arabian Sea. The 28-feet-long individual was...

Sienthuk, 29th March, 2025: The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), in partnership with Garung Thuk NGO, initiated a three-day naturalist training program with local homestay owners, naturalists and youth from the Sherdukpen community in Shergaon, Arunachal...

Kerala, 20th March 2025: Wildlife Trust of India’s (WTI) Amphibian Recovery Project team celebrated  World Frog Day at Mathikettan Shola National Park (MSNP), a protected area renowned for its flagship species, the galaxy frog (Melanobatrachus indicus)-...

Bongaigaon, 25th March 2025: The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), in collaboration with the Primate Research Centre – NE, Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) and the Assam Forest Department, organised an international workshop and consultation in...

Bareilly, 21st March 2025: The Uttar Pradesh Forest Department organised an event at the Smart City Auditorium, GIC Bareilly, on March 21st, 2025 to commemorate the International Day of Forests.  The event saw the esteemed presence of Chief guest, Dr. Arun...

Kaziranga, 21st March 2025: The Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve in Assam, home to over 80% of the country’s population of the Greater one-horned rhinoceros, is a global stronghold for rhino conservation. The ‘Kaziranga model of conservation’...

Pilibhit, 20th March 2025: On the eve of the International Day of Forests, the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department launched Aapka Prahari, a Public Alert System, in the villages of Sanda and Rampuriya...

Senapati, 8th March, 2025: The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), in collaboration with the Senapati District Olympic Association of Manipur (SDOAM) and the Manipur Forest Department has launched the first-ever “Pangolin Cup 2025” from March 17-22, at Astro...

Ernakulam, 15th March 2025: The Wildlife Trust of India, in association with The Kerala Judicial Academy and the Lancaster University, UK along with Defra IWT Challenge Fund conducted a one-day workshop on “Compensatory Measures in Wildlife Crime Cases”...

Bettiah, 9 March 2025: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) organised a one-day media workshop highlighting the importance of “Cooperation Between Media and Forest Staff” towards effective Human-Wildlife Conflict mitigation, at Bettiah. Forty-one forest staff...

Lakshadweep, February 28, 2025: The Pan India Whale Shark Conservation Project continues to extend its reach across the Lakshadweep archipelago. Led by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), in collaboration with the Lakshadweep Forest Department and with the...

With profound sorrow, Wildlife Trust of India mourns the passing of Dr. Ajith Kumar, an eminent wildlife biologist whose contributions to conservation in India have left an indelible mark on the field. A mentor, researcher, and educator, Dr. Kumar dedicated...

CWRC, 27th Feb 2025: In the month of February, two Asiatic black bear cubs, estimated to be 6-8 weeks old, were discovered by a resident of Morongial village, near the Dissoi Valley Reserve Forest on the Assam-Nagaland border, within the Mariani range of the...

Siem Reap, Cambodia, February 24th 2025: Government representatives from 13 Asian elephant range countries, members of the IUCN SSC Asian Elephant Specialist Group (AsESG), and of the Center for Species Survival Asian Elephant (CSS Asian Elephant) convened...

Wayanad, 21st February 2025: In an effort to enhance wildlife monitoring and conservation efforts, the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in partnership with the North Wayanad Forest Division, and with the support of Cambium Networks officially handed over...

Kolkata, 21st February 2025: Conservation experts, government officials, and community representatives from India and Bangladesh gathered in Kolkata on February 21 to address human-tiger conflict and foster harmonious coexistence in the Sundarbans Biosphere...

Kochi, 15th February 2025: To strengthen the efforts for coastal and marine conservation in the country, the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in collaboration with the Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department and the Ecological Restoration Alliance (ERA), with the...

Kultali, West Bengal, 15 February 2025: Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest, spans over India and Bangladesh and is home to the majestic Bengal Tiger. The communities residing in the fringe villages are no strangers to the presence of these...

Chennai, 8th February 2024: The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Forest Department, and Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies (RNP) hosted a two-day celebration of “Yaanai Thiruvizha” (Gaj Utsav) in Guindy Auditorium in Guindy...