Leopard Cat Cub Rescued by Karbi Anglong Villager, Admitted to WTI-JTEF Wildlife Rescue Centre
A female leopard cat cub rescued at the village of Chutu Metikhola in the southern range of the Karbi Anglong district of Assam, was admitted to Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and Japan Tiger and Elephant Fund’s (JTEF) Wildlife Rescue Centre in Diphu. Read more »
Male Asian Elephant Calf, Rescued in Arunachal Pradesh, Brought to CWRC
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, June 20, 2016: A male Asian elephant calf, about two months old, rescued from village Chessa I, Papum Pare district, Arunachal Pradesh, was admitted to IFAW-WTI’s Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) last night. The rescued male elephant calf with CWRC animal keeper Hemkanta Nath […] Read more »
CWRC’s MVS Unit Provides Treatment to Adult Female Elephant in Kaziranga
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, June 23, 2016: An adult female Asian elephant, suspected to be feral, was treated by the Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) unit of IFAW-WTI’s Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) on the afternoon of June 20, with a follow-up visit on June 22. Earlier, on June […] Read more »
CWRC Rescue Teams Swing into Action As Massive Floods Inundate Kaziranga
Kaziranga National Park has been inundated since Sunday night as water levels in the Brahmaputra River basin have continued to rise due to heavy monsoonal rains. CWRC has swung into action, deploying Mobile Veterinary Service units to aid wildlife. Read more »
Ongoing RAP in Odisha Uses Street Plays, Mock Drills as Human-Bear Conflict Mitigation Tools
Nilagiri District, Odisha, September 26, 2016: In a bid to engage with local communities affected by human-bear conflict in the Nilagiri district of Odisha, WTI organised street plays, mock drills, and a media workshop over the past two months. Read more »
Kaziranga Flood Update: Male Rhino Calf Rescued, Brought to CWRC
A male rhino calf, about three months old, was rescued on July 26 by frontline staff of the Assam Forest Department and a Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) team from IFAW-WTI’s Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC). Read more »
CITES Update: Big Win for Pangolins at CITES with Near-unanimous Vote for Total Trade Ban
Johannesburg, South Africa, September 29, 2016: A vote yesterday at CITES decided that the most illegally traded mammal in the world urgently needs protection. All eight pangolin species are being transferred from Appendix II to Appendix I. Read more »
Rescued Softshell Turtle Treated for Injuries at CWRC, Released into the Wild
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, October 3, 2016: A rescued softshell turtle, treated at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC; the wildlife rescue, care and rehabilitation facility run by IFAW-WTI and the Assam Forest Department) for multiple injuries from fishing hooks, was released into a stream in the central […] Read more »
IFAW-WTI Begins Handloom Skill Development Training for Village Women near Manas National Park
Kahibari, Manas National Park, October 4, 2016: With a view to encouraging ecologically appropriate livelihoods that reduce the dependence of local communities on wild habitats, IFAW-WTI, in association with the Bodoland Territorial Council and the Assam Forest Department, yesterday commenced a handloom textiles skill development training for Bodo women under […] Read more »
From Mainpur to Kunhimangalam to Nazgira-Nawegaon, WTI Celebrates Wildlife Week with Schoolchildren
October 12, 2016: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) teamed up with state forest departments and local administrations to organise special events for schoolchildren during Wildlife Week (October 2 to 8) in some of its projects. Mainpur, Chhattisgarh: At the Central India Wild Buffalo Conservation Project in Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve, WTI, […] Read more »
