Kits Distributed to Green Corridor Monitors by WTI and Elephant Family
Kaziranga, July 16, 2015: Wildlife Trust of India and Elephant Family with support from the Assam Forest Department distributed kits to the newly trained group of Green Corridor Monitors of the Kaziranga -Karbi Anglong landscape. Read more »
IFAW-WTI Provides Ex-gratia Support to Daily Wage Labourer
Pench Tiger Reserve, June 25, 2015: As part of IFAW-WTI's Supplemental Accident Insurance Scheme, ex-gratia support of Rs 25,000 was provided to Sanjay Parte who was injured by a captive elephant in the tiger reserve Read more »
Trapped common leopard released back to the wild by CWRC MVS
CWRC, Kaziranga, July 22, 2015 : A full grown male common leopard of around ten years of age was released back to the wild by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) -Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) run wildlife rescue centre CWRC’s Mobile Veterinary Service ( MVS) team along with […] Read more »
Elephants are long-lived creatures. As an Order, Proboscideans have existed nearly 60 million years. The Asian elephant has been around at least 250,000 years. The average elephant lives 60 years, and can sometimes live up to a hundred. Read more »
Two months is a relatively short amount of time in an elephant’s lifespan. Read more »
We walked almost a kilometre from the place where we left the jeep. The evening sun was still hot and signs of the forthcoming summer were around. Read more »
KAAC hands over MVS building to WTI
Diphu, August 22, 2015: Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council formally handed over a newly constructed MVS Field Station to WTI at a function in Diphu, district headquarters of Karbi Anglong, Assam. Read more »
IFAW-WTI Provides Ex-gratia Support to Tiger Trackers’ Family
Valmiki Tiger Reserve, August 12, 2015: Under IFAW-WTI's Supplementary Accident Insurance Scheme, Meena Devi, wife of Late Sunil Mahto, was handed over a cheque of Rs 1 lakh as an ex-gratia support. Read more »
Rare Spotted Pond Turtle Released Back in to the Wild
Kaziranga, August 28, 2015: A male juvenile spotted pond turtle that was handed over to CWRC, the IFAW-WTI wildlife care facility, has been released back to the place of rescue Read more »
Four Hand Raised Palm Civets Ready for Release
Four common palm civets being hand raised at IFAW-WTI run CWRC are ready for the in-situ acclimatisation. At present, the civets are housed in an outdoor enclosure and are being fed milk, fruits and an occasional egg. Read more »
