Legal Assistance Review Meetings held in Kanha, Pench TRs
WTI team members with Forest Department officials at one of the Legal Assistance Review Meetings Wildlife offences are complex phenomena often resulting from an interplay of cultural, economic, social and environmental factors. At their centre of course are the wild species, sometimes critically endangered species, that have been affected. […] Read more »
Female Elephant Calf Rescued in Arunachal Pradesh, Admitted to CWRC
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, July 15, 2016: A female Asian elephant calf rescued by the villagers of Chessa in Arunachal Pradesh’s Papum Pare district was admitted to IFAW-WTI’s Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) yesterday. The elephant calf had been rescued on July 10 and taken to the Itanagar […] Read more »
Families of Deceased Kaziranga Forest Guards Receive Financial Aid from WTI
(From left to right) M Ali, Director of Kaziranga National Park, with Rekha Borah, w/o late Someshwar Borah, Gunada Gogoi, w/o late Liladhar Gogoi, and Subhasish Das, DFO, EAWL Division, after the presentation of insurance cheques under WTI’s Van Rakshak Project Bokakhat, Assam, May 4, 2016: At a small […] Read more »
Male Asian Elephant Calf Rescued in Karbi Anglong, Brought to CWRC
The male elephant calf rescued from the Amsorli area of Karbi Anglong, under stabilisation at CWRC’s large animal nursery on May 10, 2016. CWRC, Kaziranga National Park: A male Asian elephant calf, estimated to be just over a year old, was rescued by the Assam Forest Department from the […] Read more »
Two Rescued Bear Cubs Admitted to IFAW-WTI’s Wildlife Transit Home in Assam
The rescued bear cubs seem to be responding well at IFAW-WTI’s wildlife transit home at Charaikhola. May 20, 2016: In the early hours of May 18, two Himalayan black bear cubs rescued by the Assam Forest Department were admitted to IFAW-WTI’s wildlife transit home at Charaikhola in the Kokrajhar […] Read more »
WTI Launches Mangrove Restoration Project in Kerala
May 23, 2016: To coincide with the International Day for Biological Diversity, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), in partnership with Apollo Tyres, yesterday announced the launch of a critical mangrove restoration project in the Kannur district of Kerala. The Earth has lost over half of its original acreage of […] Read more »
CWRC Hosts Pre-flood Awareness Meeting for Heads of Kaziranga Fringe Villages
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, July 17, 2016: A Pre-flood Awareness Meeting for community leaders of villages located on the fringes of Kaziranga National Park was organised at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) on July 10 Read more »
Biodiversity Workshop Held in Gondia to Mark International Day for Biological Diversity
Participants at the biodiversity workshop held at Dawwa Gram Panchayat on May 22, the International Day for Biological Diversity Gondia, May 25, 2016: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), along with the Gopal Bahu Udheshiya Shikshan Sansthan and the Biodiversity Management Committees (BMCs) of Gondia district, Maharashtra, commemorated the United Nations […] Read more »
CWRC Update: 28 Burmese Python Snakelets Released into the Wild
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, July 19, 2016: In the second major update to the story published here on June 24 regarding the rescue of a Burmese python and its clutch of eggs by CWRC, 28 snakelets were released into the wild on July 16. Read more »
Surgical Intervention at CWRC Saves Severely Injured Burmese Python
CWRC, Assam, June 03, 2016: Veterinarians at IFAW-WTI’s Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) performed a successful surgical intervention to save an injured Burmese python earlier today. The surgical team at CWRC operating on the injured Burmese python The sub-adult python had been rescued yesterday afternoon by […] Read more »
