Survey, Workshop on Leatherback Turtle Nesting in the Nicobar Islands
WTI supported Adhith Swaminathan of the Dakshin Foundation through a Rapid Action Project aimed at conducting comprehensive surveys to assess the status and distribution of leatherback turtle nesting sites in the Nicobar Islands. Read more »
WTI Conducts Wildlife Crime Prevention Training for Forest Staff in Kanha TR
Mandla, January 20, 2016: Madhya Pradesh Forest Department and WTI conducted Wildlife Crime Prevention Training in Kanha TR for 76 frontline forest staff from January 11 to 16. Read more »
North Bank MVS Helps Elephant Calf Reunite with Mother in Kaziranga
A four- to six-month-old male Asian elephant calf that had been separated from its mother and natal herd was reunited with them by the North Bank unit of IFAW-WTI’s Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) on June 28. Read more »
Two Vultures Admitted to IFAW-WTI Wildlife Rescue Centre in Assam
Kaziranga, February 15, 2016: Two Himalayan griffon vultures suspected of being poisoned were rescued by the forest staff of Sibsagar Forest Range from Demow in Assam. These scavengers were admitted to IFAW-WTI run CWRC for care on February 11, 2016. Read more »
Two Rehabilitated Rhinos Walk to Freedom in Manas
Manas, 16 February, 2016: Two rhinos undergoing acclimatisation at an enclosure set up by IFAW-WTI and the Assam Forest Department were today released in Manas National Park in Assam. Read more »
Vanamahotsava Marked with Reforestation Event in Kalapahar-Daigrung Elephant Corridor
Ram Terang, July 07, 2016: To mark the 67th Vanamahotsava – the annual week-long tree plantation festival observed across India – the Silonijan Forest Range Office, Karbi Anglong, and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) organised a tree plantation programme in the Kalapahar-Daigrung elephant corridor yesterday. The programme was part of […] Read more »
Poacher Arrested, Leopard Skins Seized in Joint Operation by Enforcement Agencies and NGOs
A poacher was arrested with four leopard skins at Chandi Mandir, Haryana, on June 28 following a joint operation led by the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and Central Bureau of Investigation, and supported by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Read more »
Clouded Leopard Shifted to Acclimatisation Site in Manas National Park
Manas NP, February 17, 2016: A juvenile male clouded leopard under care at IFAW-WTI’s Wildlife Transit Home in Charaikhola, Kokrajhar, was shifted to the acclimatisation site at Doimari in Manas National Park as part of the rehabilitation. Read more »
CWRC Update: Hatchlings Emerge from Eggs Rescued with Female Burmese Python
CWRC, Assam, July 10, 2016: In a major update to the story published here on June 24 regarding the rescue of a Burmese python and its clutch of eggs, hatchlings have now been observed emerging from the eggs at CWRC's Small Animal Nursery. Read more »
Crowd Control Enables Elephant Rescue her Calf in a Tea Garden in Assam
Golaghat, Assam, 24 February 2016: It was a happy ending for an elephant calf that was unable to cross a tea garden ditch in Assam, where the IFAW-WTI team managed to control a crowd and enable the mother elephant to ‘rescue’ her calf. The basic principles of wildlife conservation and welfare […] Read more »
