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By Vivek Menon, Executive Director WTI, author, environmental commentator and an...

Bhubaneshwar (Odisha), October 14, 2013: An IFAW-WTI (International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India) team reached here yesterday to provide emergency relief to animals affected by the super cyclone...

Bhubaneshwar (Odisha), October 14, 2013: An IFAW-WTI (International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India) team reached here yesterday to provide emergency relief to animals affected by the super cyclone...

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Telekunchi (Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh), October 31, 2013: After almost 2 weeks of incessant rainfall, the sun has come out in the last couple of days - a good sign for the openbill storks in Telekunchi district, Andhra...

Pangti (Nagaland), October 21, 2013: Over 3 lakh Amur falcons have arrived in Nagaland and our Protection Squads that have been patrolling the area night and day, report that not a single bird has been hunted so...

Thimphu (Bhutan), October 22, 2013: The Wildlife Conservation Division of Bhutan along with the International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) have launched a month-long training for around 450 forest rangers for...

New Delhi, October 14, 2013: A special plenary session was held to introduce the Leaders for Nature - India at the CII’s 8th Sustainability Solutions Summit this evening in New...

Two persons from a nomadic tribe were arrested with 21 leopard claws from Trimbakeshwar near Nasik in Central India, last Saturday, by the Maharashtra Forest Department, assisted by International Fund for Animal Welfare-Wildlife Trust of...

Over the years, the Nilgiris, a global biodiversity hotspot, have been a source of inspiration, a place of education and magical experiences for millions. We bring to you a collection of personal histories of individuals who have experienced this...

Kaziranga, July 12, 2013: The civil unrest of the 80's in Assam forced a number of young people to give up their studies and take up professions which weren't necessarily on the right side of the...

Kalagarh (Uttarakhand), December 3, 2013: In a landmark judgment yesterday, the Supreme Court accepted and upheld the report of the Central Empowered Committee to return the encroached New Kalagarh irrigation colony to the Corbett Tiger...

Dhamlej, December 3, 2013: It takes a fishing village to save a...

Sutrapada (Gujarat), August 31, 2012: Taking Whale Shark conservation in the state of Gujarat to the next level, a “self documentation scheme” was launched last week to ensure minimum stress to whale sharks by speeding up rescue...

Mumbai, December 6, 2013: Maheshwar Basumatary aka Ontai, an animal keeper with IFAW-WTI’s Greater Manas Conservation Project has been honoured with this year’s prestigious Sanctuary Asia Wildlife Service...

Guwahati, 15th December 2013: IFAW-WTI in collaboration with Assam Forest Department is organising a four day ‘Disaster Relief Workshop and ERN meet’ for animal rescuers and rehabilitators from across the country, beginning...

CWRC, December 13, 2013: The male small-clawed otter pup being hand-reared at the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) has begun fishing successfully, paving way for its planned rehabilitation back to the...

Andhra Pradesh, December 17, 2013: In a significant step forward in the fight against poaching, notorious poacher Ranjitsingh and two of his aides, Jagdish and Sarabjit, were arrested from the Vijaynagar area of Andhra Pradesh Sunday morning by a...

Dudhwa, December 17, 2013: WTI set up a livestock immunisation camp in three fringe villages of Dudhwa National Park, as part of the UP Carnivore Conservation Project, supported by Aircel...

Veraval (Gujarat), December 30, 2013: As the year comes to an end, India took another small step towards learning more about the whale shark. An individual was satellite-tagged to learn more about the movement/preferences of the world’s biggest...