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Simlipal, April 19, 2014: To facilitate rescue of wild animals in Simlipal Tiger Reserve (STR), (WTI) in collaboration with the Forest Department and Animal Works (AW), launched a rescue centre and Mobile Veterinary...

Patna (Bihar), April 19, 2014: Six captive-bred gharials (Gavialis gangeticus) were satellite-tagged and released in the River Gandak, bordering Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Bihar, as part of the restocking of this critically-endangered reptile in the...

Delhi, January 7, 2014: An International Fund for Animal Welfare-Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) team rescued an adult male nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) from the heart of a busy locality in south Delhi on Friday, January...

New Delhi, April 24, 2014: Mark Shand, Founder of UK-based charity Elephant Family, and a close friend of the WTI family, passed away yesterday following an unfortunate accident at an event hosted to raise funds for wildlife conservation in New...

Wayanad, April 24, 2014: As a part of the IFAW-WTI Supplemental Accident Insurance Scheme, ex-gratia support of Rs 1,00,000 was provided to the family of Appu, a mahout with the Kerala Forest Department, who had been killed on...

On the 16th of November last year, WTI quietly celebrated 15 years of...

West Bengal, April 30, 2014: The wolves of West Bengal have been no exception to human-animal conflict and an RAP by WTI with Dr Urmilla Ganguli, with the aid of DSWF revealed a disturbing state of affairs vis a vis conflict and retaliatory...

Kaziranga, 28th January, 2014: Two sub-adult rhinos, Gopal and Hari have been shifted to Manas National Park from the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), Kaziranga...

Bhutan, February 10, 2014: The Department of Forest and Park Services (DoFPS) in partnership with IFAW-WTI and INTERPOL is holding the 2nd training workshop on 'Prevention of Wildlife Trade' for officials of various enforcement agencies of...

May 1, 2014: A man made forest fire had swept through Bandipur NP and Wayanad WLS only a few days ago. In two days (14th and 16th of March 2014) it had laid waste to 110 ha in Wayanad and 500 ha in...

Kaziranga, April 7, 2014: Supported by IFAW-WTI, the Kaziranga Premiere League (KPL) was jointly organised by The Kaziranga Foundation, Jeep Safari Association of Kaziranga and Kohora Bozar...

Manas (Bodoland, Assam), May 1, 2014: Three orphaned Asiatic black bears cubs (Ursus thibetanus) were moved into the wild in Manas National Park,...

Kokrajhar, Assam, February 13, 2014: With the aim of spreading awareness on the plight of Asian elephants and the need for their conservation, IFAW-WTI in collaboration with the Forest Dept and BTC has organised a 3-day long football...

Raipur, February 23, 2014: Recounting the rescue and release of hundreds of snakes in the capital of Chhattisgarh, by Nova Nature Welfare Society as a part of a WTI Rapid Action Project supported by philanthropist Priyamvada...

NOIDA, Friday, May 2, 2014: In a tragic turn of events, noted herpetologist Dr Bhupathy Subramaniam, 51, passed away while on a field trip to the Agasthyamalai hills on April 28,...

Manas, February 20, 2014: A sub-adult male rhino, Maju, was shifted today to a boma in Manas National Park from the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in...

Panna TR, February 25, 2014: in a bid to boost tiger conservation efforts globally, IFAW-WTI in collaboration with the Global Tiger Forum is hosting two Russian forest officers in India under the ‘Tiger Watch Programme' from February 24-March...

Indian Mammals- A Field Guide by Vivek Menon is an updated, profusely illustrated guide to more than 400 species of mammals of the Indian...

Dello, March 1, 2014: The Arunachal Pradesh Forest Department and the International Fund for Animal Welfare-Wildlife Trust of India team have captured and translocated to safety, seventh of the stranded gibbon families in Dello village to Mehao...

When you geo-tag a photograph of wildlife especially of tigers, leopards, bears etc., you make the life of a poacher easier. By giving their locations you’re essentially helping reduce the gap between the hunter and the...