First of its kind Nature Interpretation Centre comes up in Pakke Tiger Reserve
Tippi (Arunachal Pradesh), August 20, 2014: To help promote and spread awareness about the biodiversity of Pakke Tiger Reserve, a Nature Interpretation Centre was recently inaugurated at Tippi with the support of WTI's Wild Aid division. Read more »
Elephant calf taken for rehab after stranded mother dies
Kaziranga, Sept 17, 2014: An elephant calf stranded in an island in Brahmaputra River with its mother and a young tusker was moved to the IFAW-WTI run CWRC after its mother was found dead. Read more »
No stakeholder too small: Bhutan celebrates the tiger
Thimphu, August 20, 2014: The smallest tiger range country, Bhutan, observed tiger day in the capital city last week, bringing together a wide range of stakeholders to celebrate the majestic wild cat. Read more »
IFAW-WTI initiates relief activities in flood-prone Odisha
Odisha, August 22, 2014: The east Indian state of Odisha has been submerged again in floods. As with the flood emergency last year in the state, IFAW-WTI has mobilised its Emergency Relief Network for the welfare of affected animals. Read more »
School teachers as stakeholders in wildlife conservation
Delhi, September 18, 2014: Exhorting educators to become stakeholders in conservation of India’s natural heritage, IFAW-WTI and the Environment Department, Government of Delhi, began a series of workshops for school teachers in the capital, today. Read more »
Critically Endangered Bengal Florican rescued and released in Assam
Kaziranga, August 21, 2014: The IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) tended to its first case of an injured Bengal florican recently, after the bird had been picked up by locals and taken for worshiping. Read more »
Forest Department officials to be trained in Kanpur
Kanpur, September 18 2014: The fifth session of Wildlife Trust of India's Van Rakshak Project's wildlife conservation and management training will take place in the Forestry Training Institute in Kanpur from September 18-28, 2014. Read more »
Staff of Tiger Reserve trained and equipped on wildlife crime prevention
Nagzira-Nawegaon (Maharashtra), August 22, 2014: The International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) recently initiated the wildlife crime prevention training for frontline staff of the Nagzira-Nawegaon Tiger Reserve. Read more »
Rescuing and rehabilitating endangered greater one-horned rhinos in Assam
Assam, September 22, 2014: This World Rhino Day we take you behind the scenes on the rhino rescue and rehabilitation programme being run by IFAW-WTI in Assam, with five rhinos already rehabilitated and three ready to return to the wild next year. Read more »
Creating human-elephant harmony in Garo Hills
Meghalya, August 24, 2014: WTI with support of the people and Nokma’s of Siju, Rewak and Garo Hills Autonomous District Council (GHADC) have notified the elephant corridor area of Siju-Rewak elephant corridor into Village Reserve Forest (VRF). Read more »
