Bringing Back Manas: Elephant calves moved to the wild
Manas (Bodoland, Assam): Five ‘rescued’ elephant calves were relocated from the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) for reintegration with wild herds in Manas National Park in the northeast Indian state of Assam, today. Read more »
Visual tagging of whale sharks debuts in India
Gujarat: Initiating tagging of whale sharks in India for long term research, a female individual accidentally caught in a fishing net in Sutrapada in Gujarat was implanted with a visual marker on Wednesday. DNA sample was also collected while the team worked to release the fish. The ‘visual tagging’ and […] Read more »
Mangrol adopts whale shark as its mascot
Mangrol (Gujarat): Mangrol, a small fishing town situated along Gujarat coast, has a new mascot – the whale shark. The adoption was declared during the Whale Shark Day celebrations this morning, marking the culmination of six years of the highly successful Whale Shark Campaign. Read more »
Concerns over long term survival of stranded gibbons
Roing (Arunachal Pradesh): In an aberration from their canopy dwelling nature, eastern Hoolock gibbons (Hoolock leuconedys) stranded in isolated clusters of trees near Roing in south-east Arunachal Pradesh have been observed descending towards nearby fields for food, raising concerns on their safety and survival. Highly specialised canopy-dwellers, Hoolock gibbons have […] Read more »
Happy ending for displaced wild elephant calf reunited with mother
Digboi (Assam): The thirty-hour ordeal of an Asian elephant calf trapped in a trench in a tea estate in eastern Assam ended on a happy note as rescuers successfully reunited it with its mother yesterday. Two captive elephants were deployed to keep the mother away from the rescue site as […] Read more »
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. Read more »
IFAW-WTI provides field kits to facilitate patrolling in Greater Manas
Greater Manas (Assam): Continuing its efforts to ‘bring Manas back’ to its former glory, IFAW-WTI has provided field kits to a local NGO to facilitate anti-poaching patrolling in the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Read more »
EU Seal Ban comes into full effect
Brussels, Belgium: The General Court of the European Union (EU) last week rescinded the temporary suspension of the EU regulation banning the trade in seal products. The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) applauds the decision which allows the full implementation of this momentous legislation. The ban is a significant […] Read more »
Notorious poacher roams free despite cancellation of bail; Supreme Court initiates inquiry
New Delhi, October 23, 2010: Issuing directions for the arrest of noted poacher Juhru, the Supreme Court of India yesterday initiated an inquiry on non-communication of its recent order cancelling the accused’s bail to authorities in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Read more »
Two decades of advocating bears result: Mansingh-Deo declared Wildlife Sanctuary
Mansingh Deo (Maharashtra): After two decades of advocating, Mansingh-Deo Wildlife Sanctuary has finally been notified by the Maharashtra government, securing 183 sq km of critical tiger landscape connectivity between forests in Central India. The notification makes Mansingh Deo the 42nd protected area in the state, and provides crucial buffer to […] Read more »
