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Bengaluru, 7 January 2025: Taking a major step towards enhancing wildlife crime prevention, the Karnataka Forest Department, in partnership with the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and with support from NTT DATA, a leading provider of digital business and IT...

2024 was an incredible year for us at WTI. We saved 430 animal lives and hand-raised 19 young orphaned animals, giving them a second chance at life. With support from the Rajasthan forest department and the dedication of  our Emergency Relief Network (ERN)...

Bahraich, 30th Dec, 2014: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) inducted 38 new Sarus Mitras (Friends of Sarus) in the districts of Siddhartha Nagar and Bahraich this past week. The local volunteers were trained in wetland monitoring, bird species identification, and...

Telangana, December 23rd: In a decisive victory against the illicit wildlife trade of pangolins, the Forest Department of Telangana, with vital information and assistance from the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) team, successfully rescued three live adult...

Veraval, 23rd December, 2024: A male whale shark was satellite tagged, 3.6 NM offshore of the Veraval Harbour, by WTI’s field team, marking the 11th such tagging exercise for the world’s largest fish along Gujarat’s coast. The fish was reported to have...

Yarandi, NNTR, 23rd December, 2024: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) has initiated community-driven conservation activities under the Central India Tiger Corridor Securement Project, supported by the Japan Tiger and Elephant Fund (JTEF), International Fund for...

Kerala, The whale shark, the largest fish in the world, migrates along India’s west coast. Despite being listed as a Schedule I species under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, this magnificent fish faces numerous threats, such as accidental...

Bhalukpong, Arunachal Pradesh, 20th December 2024: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in collaboration with the Department of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Arunachal Pradesh, and with the support of World Land Trust and David Shepherd Wildlife...

Raimona National Park, 19th December 2024: A training program on ‘Capacity Building & Protection Measures’ for 43 personal posts from 4 ranges (Western, Central, Sanfan and Eastern) of Raimona National Park, Assam, was conducted from 16-18...

Wayanad, Kerala, 19th December 2024: A series of training on basic courses on ‘Human-Wildlife Conflict Management’ is underway for frontline staff of three forest divisions in Wayanad District, Kerala from December 12th to 20th, 2024. Organised by...

Bangalore,5th December 2024: The Hostile Activity Watch Kernel (HAWK) is a cloud-based information Management System developed to combat wildlife crime through a collaboration between NTT Data, the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), and the Karnataka Forest...

Veraval, 2nd December 2024: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), in collaboration with the Gujarat Forest Department and Tata Chemicals Ltd. (TCL) celebrated the 18th Gujarat Whale Shark Day at the College of Fisheries Science in Veraval, Gujarat. The event brought...

Dachigam, 30th November 2024: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), in partnership with the Department of Wildlife Protection Jammu & Kashmir, and with support from Astral Foundation and Thin Green Line UK organised a 3-day ‘Wildlife Crime Prevention...

Pakke, 28th November: A young male small Indian civet, rescued in June from Papu Hill in Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh has been successfully translocated to a release site for acclimatisation. Estimated to be about two-months-old at the time of...

Fort Kochi, November 24, 2024 – The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), in collaboration with VST Industries and Cochin Collective, organised the Kort Kochi Heritage Run, bringing together runners and conservation enthusiasts to celebrate three core virtues:...

Tamenglong, 21st November 2024: The 9th edition of the Amur Falcon Festival under the theme ‘Rhythm of Migration’ kicked off in Tamenglong, Manipur, celebrating the annual migration of this small raptor bird on November 21, 2024. The festival hosted at...

19th November 2024: Three leopard cat cubs were rescued from Chambang Kra Daadi district, Arunachal Pradesh in the month of June 2024. They were initially discovered by local residents of Chambang Basti, who promptly alerted forest authorities. Following...

Pasighat, 17th November 2024: With the support of World Land Trust under the D’Ering- Dibru Saikhowa Elephant Link project (DDS), a three-day wildlife crime prevention training for frontline staff was conducted by Wildlife Trust of India(WTI) in Pasighat...

In a decisive action to combat wildlife trafficking, the Central Forest Division, Government of Manipur successfully intercepted and seized a consignment of 4 kilograms of Chinese pangolin (manis pentadactyla) scales on 11th Nov 2024. Acting on intelligence...

Jaipur, 13th November 2024: An outbreak of avian botulism has struck Sambhar Lake, Rajasthan, claiming the lives of over 600 birds since October 26. Several native and migratory birds were found paralysed, with droopy necks, lethargic, unable to fly or...