Saraswatipur, March 23, 2015: A villager spotted a leopard in her backyard early morning on March 23 in Saraswatipur village in Odisha. She raised an alarm and the leopard was chased by the livid locals. The leopard took refuge in a palm tree. Read more »
In this blog, IFAW-WTI's Debahutee Roy talks about her experiences of walking a young bear into the forest before he is released back into the wild. The walking exercise is part of the bear release protocols. Read more »
WTI Satellite Tags Third Whale Shark in Gujarat
Veraval, April 9, 2015: In a step towards learning more about the world's biggest fish, a female whale shark was successfully satellite-tagged by WTI team near Veraval coastal town in Gir-Somanth district. Read more »
WTI Distributes Field Kits to Forest Staff in Chimmony WLS
Chimmony WLS, April 6, 2015: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) implemented a Rapid Action Project (RAP) wherein field kits were handed over to the frontline forest staff of Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala Read more »
Poisoned Vultures Released in to the Wild
Sivasagar, April 9, 2015: In joint operation with the Assam Forest Department, IFAW-WTI team today released five Himalayan griffons back into their habitat in Sivasagar district of Assam. These vultures were poisoned and treated at IFAW-WTI run CWRC Read more »
Buffalo pair released in Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary
Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary, Sonitpur District, Assam, 19 April 2015: Two wild buffaloes hand raised at the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), were released back to the wild in Burhachapori Wildlife Sanctuary (BWLS) this Sunaday, 19th April 2015.The two buffaloes were shifted from CWRC to a pre […] Read more »
IFAW-WTI Animal Action Education Art Contest Winners Declared
Noida, April 22, 2015: On the occasion of world Earth Day IFAW-WTI announced the winners of National Level Painting Competition organized as a part of International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India – Animal Action Education (AAE) programme. Paintings of 10 students have been selected from 12000 […] Read more »
Injured Hog Deer Rescued by CWRC
CWRC, Kaziranga, April 23: A hog deer with puncture wounds was rescued and brought to IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation (CWRC) by the forest staff of the Kaziranga NP. The CWRC team found the injured animal on the outskirts of the central range of the national park. According to […] Read more »
Injured Elephant Calf Rescued from Karbi Anglong
Baithalangshu, Assam, April 25: The IFAW-WTI team rescued an injured female elephant calf from a village in Karbi Anglong district of Assam on April 24. After initial assessment, the animal was shifted to CWRC for further treatment and care Read more »
Sub-adult Slow Loris Released Back to the Wild
Jamuguri, May 3, 2015: After spending more than a week at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) -- the IFAW-WTI wildlife care facility in Assam-- a female sub-adult slow loris was released back to the wild. Read more »
