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The Government of India has followed the example of the USA, Australia, the Philippines and other countries by declaring the whale shark a protected species and banning the whale shark trade. The shark (Rhincodon typus) is the largest living fish in the world...

Kaziranga, Assam: Three alleged rhino poachers were arrested, while one surrendered to officials last Saturday, from a village on the fringe of the Kaziranga National Park providing a breakthrough to the beleagured park staff. 14 rhinos have been killed by...

Rajgir (Bihar) : In an ominous warning to the forest staff, an armed group of alleged Maoist extremists yesterday shot dead a six month old bear cub, being rehabilitated inside a forest in the eastern Indian Bihar...

Thousands of migratory Amur falcons have flown in to Pangti village in Nagaland for roosting, even as the wildlife week was celebrated with awareness programmes including the Animal Action Education programme among school...

Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh: An eight month old sloth bear cub was seized last Monday from a kalandar (bear dancer) in Azamgarh District in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh by a team of forest officials. Acting on a tip-off from the Wildlife Trust of India...

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...