Indo-Russian Tiger Watch Programme Begins on a Positive Note
New Delhi, March 4, 2015- Global Tiger Forum (GTF), Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and its international partner International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) are jointly organising the annual ‘Indo-Russian Tiger Watch Programme’ from 1st to 11th Mar Read more »
WTI Conducts an RAP on Butterflies in Nagaland
Doyang, March 11, 2015: WTI in association with CAF implemented an RAP to document different species of butterflies with W Oponthung Jami around Doyang Reservoir in Nagaland. This RAP entailed creating awareness amongst locals about butterflies and Read more »
Vultures in Assam Continue to Succumb to Poisoning
CWRC, March 11, 2015: More than 134 vultures (including 102 himalayan griffon and 12 critically endangered slender-billed and 20 white-rumped) have succumbed to poisoning this year alone and only 20 have been rescued. Read more »
Ten years of Indo-Russian Tiger Watch Programme
New Delhi, March 12, 2015: The Indo-Russian Tiger Watch Programme completed 10 years and this year two Inspectors from the Russian Federation visited India to participate in a field experience exercise on tiger conservation Read more »
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve enters a new phase by employing women in the ranks of forest department which is largely considered to be a male bastion Read more »
Two hand-raised rhinos released in Kaziranga National Park
Kaziranga, March 17, 2015: Two rhinos being hand-raised at the IFAW-WTI run CWRC were released in Kaziranga today. The two sub-adult male rhinos --Sohola and Baghmari -- have been under the observation of IFAW-WTI veterinarians and animal keepers. Read more »
To the rescue of vultures in Assam
This first-person account was submitted by IFAW-WTI's vet. Dr. Bishwajit Boruah, who did the work to save the poisoned vultures. Read more »
Two Wild buffaloes relocated to release site in Burha Chapori WLS
Kaziranga, April 4, 2015: Two wild Asian water buffaloes hand-raised at the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) were today released in an enclosure in Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary, Nagaon district, Assam. Read more »
WTI's Rudra Mahapatra recounts his experience of soft releasing a palm civet in Odisha. He shares his personal experience of saving wildlife in the state through WTI's Mobile Veterinary Unit. Read more »
Guwahati, March 2015: Human-leopard conflicts are very common in Guwahati. To curb such conflicts, WTI and DSWF supported the campaign to save the leopard. As a precursor to the campaign, a press meet was organized in Guwahati. Read more »
