Asiatic black bear cub returned to the wild
Kaziranga National Park: An Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) cub admitted to the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) by the Assam Forest Department officials after it was found in a village near Kaziranga National Park, was returned to the wild on Saturday. The bear had ‘strayed’ […] Read more »
State Level Workshop on Sloth Bear Conservation and Welfare
Bhopal: In the run up to the International Bear Association (IBA) Conference 2012 to be hosted by India, the first in a series of state level workshops on sloth bear conservation and welfare was held today in Bhopal. Read more »
Photographs confirm survival of rehabilitated tiger in Manas
Manas National Park (Assam): An adult male tiger, captured following conflicts with people in Sibsagar district in northern Assam and released in Manas National Park more than eight months ago, was photographed in the wild last month.The tiger was tranquilised and captured from a human settlement by the Assam Forest […] Read more »
Redakhol (Sambalpur, Orissa): Cricket fever has gripped the entire nation and wildlife conservationists have jumped on to the bandwagon too, using this popular sport to benefit their cause. Read more »
RAP ensures zero crop damage in conflict-prone village
Toribari (West Bengal): Toribari, an agrarian village that earlier incurred intensive crop losses due to conflicts with elephants, has recorded zero damage since the installation of an Early Warning System (EWS) as part of a Rapid Action Project (RAP) in September last year.Surrounded by forests on three sides, Toribari falls […] Read more »
Health camp for Captive Elephant Welfare in NCR
New Delhi: For welfare of elephants in captivity in the National Capital Region (NCR), a free health camp was organised today at Sangam Vihar by the Project Elephant and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Special reflectors to be fitted on to the elephants to reduce chances of road accidents […] Read more »
Operation Coral: Reversing the damage
Mithapur (Gujarat): Local fishermen, Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL) volunteers and the Gujarat Forest Department staff joined the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in a day-long operation to restore overturned corals in Mithapur reef on Friday, as part of their coral conservation efforts in Gujarat. Read more »
Orphaned, rhino calf admitted to CWRC
Kaziranga (Assam): A young rhino calf found near its mother’s carcass in Kaziranga National Park in Assam last week, has been admitted to the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) for rehabilitation. The six-month old male calf and its dead mother were found by the Forest Department […] Read more »
Bringing Back Manas: Support to grassroot NGOs, Forest Department
Manas (Bodoland, Assam): Even as the five hand-raised elephant calves from the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) were moved to Manas National Park for rehabilitation, the International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) extended support for conservation to various stake holders as part of […] Read more »
Hand-raised buffalo moved to the wild for rehabilitation
Dibru Saikhowa WLS: A male wild buffalo, hand-raised at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) near Kaziranga National Park, has been relocated to Dibru Saikhowa Wildlife Sanctuary for rehabilitation, by the Assam Forest Department and International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW- WTI) supported […] Read more »
