IFAW-WTI Reaches Out to Birds Injured by Kite Strings in Gujarat & Rajasthan
Delhi, January 25, 2016: In yet another attempt to rescue and treat birds injured by kite strings during the kite flying festival also known as Uttarayan and Makar Sankranti, IFAW-WTI organised veterinary camps in Gujarat and Rajasthan. Read more »
Kaziranga Rhino Hits the Highway, CWRC’s MVS Team Intervenes
Tezpur, Assam, June 27, 2016: The Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) unit of IFAW-WTI’s Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) successfully intervened to help guide a rhino, which had strayed out of Kaziranga National Park, back to safety on June 25. The rhino being observed by MVS and Forest […] Read more »
Injured Jungle Kitten Admitted at CWRC
Kaziranga, January 28, 2016: An injured male jungle cat has been admitted to CWRC from Lakhowjan TE of Bokakhat sub division in Goghat district of Assam. Read more »
Clouded Leopard Returns to Wild after Successful Surgery
Golaghat, January 30, 2016:A sub-adult female clouded leopard that was rescued by villagers in Assam sprinted back to the forest after recovering from a surgery performed by IFAW- WTI veterinarians at the CWRC in Kaziranga NP. Read more »
CWRC’s MVS Unit Rescues Female Burmese Python with Eggs
The Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) unit of IFAW-WTI’s Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) rescued a female Burmese python and its clutch of eggs from Kokilamukh in the Jorhat district of Assam on the morning of June 24, 2016. Read more »
Hog Deer Ear Tagged and Released in Kaziranga
Kaziranga, January 30, 2016: An injured female hog deer rescued from Dhansiri-Hahchora village under Numaligarh forest beat of Golaghat district on January 27, 2016, was released in Kaziranga National Park on January 29, 2016. Read more »
Remembering Peter Pueschel: Champion of the Voiceless
June 29, 2016: Today marks the first anniversary of the passing of Peter Pueschel, Director for International Environmental Agreements at the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). Read more »
Workshops on Creating Artificial Fur Products Help Strengthen SHGs in Nyishi Communities
Arunachal Pradesh, July 01, 2016: For many tribes in the biodiversity-rich North-eastern state of Arunachal, hunting, even though it is banned under the Wild Life (Protection) Act of 1972, remains a way of life – their primary source of meat, recreation, medicines and ornaments. The Nyishi, for instance, the most […] Read more »
Saifai, February 2, 2016: On World Wetlands Day, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Shri Akhilesh Yadav released the ‘Crane Constituencies – Important Sarus Wetland Sites in the Agricultural Landscape of Eastern Uttar Pradesh’. Read more »
Sub- Adult Conflict Leopard Rescued & Released Back to the Wild
Kaziranga NP, February 7, 2016: A sub-adult female leopard was rescued and released back to the wild by the IFAW-WTI team with no human injuries. Read more »
