WTI and Odisha Government Hold Inter-sectoral Meeting for OSCOW-MAP
As part of the process of preparing the Odisha State Comprehensive Wildlife Management Plan (OSCOW-MAP), an inter-sectoral meeting was held on August 20 between the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and relevant departments of the Odisha government Read more »
North Bank MVS Helps Forest Department Reunite Rescued Elephant Calf with Mother
The calf and its mother seen together in the distance after they were successfully reunited Dejoo Tea Estate, Assam, August 22, 2016: Working with the North Bank unit of IFAW-WTI’s Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS), frontline staff of the Assam Forest Department rescued an Asian elephant calf at the Dejoo Tea […] Read more »
It was one of the happiest moments of my life: the sight of a tiny serpent head peeping out from a cracked eggshell in the makeshift incubation crate we had created for its giant mother and all her eggs. Read more »
Conservation Legend Ashok Kumar, WTI’s Chairman Emeritus, Turns 81
New Delhi, August 23, 2016: A memorial service was held last evening to celebrate the life of Ashok Kumar, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Wildlife Trust of India, who had passed away on August 18 at the age of 81. Read more »
Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh, August 24, 2016: The villagers and Sarus Protection Committee (SPC) members of Bali village, Uttarauli Panchayat recently set an example in community bird protection by capturing two poachers from their own village and handing them over to the forest department for legal action. A cattle egret and […] Read more »
From Bandipur to India Gate to Gondia, WTI Celebrates International Tiger Day with Schoolchildren
Film screenings, safaris and selfies with tiger mascots: International Tiger Day celebrations were organised at various WTI projects from Maharasthra to Karnatak to the national capital. Read more »
Assam Chief Minister Visits CWRC, Takes Stock of Flood-rescued Animals
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, August 25, 2016: The Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam Mr Sarbananda Sonowal visited the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) earlier today. Read more »
CWRC’s MVS Unit Helps Reunite Elephant Calf and Mother at Behora and Numaligarh Tea Estates
Golaghat, Assam, October 17, 2016: A male Asian elephant calf that had been separated from its mother and natal herd was reunited with them by an MVS unit of CWRC Read more »
Wandering Tigers and Conservation Hacks
The migrant lifestyle may have its air of romance, but for tigers in India that move between Protected Areas – as they must, to establish their own territories, to escape natural disasters or find better prey – it is fraught with danger. Read more »
First-hand Account: MVS Team Sedates, Treats and Releases Wild ‘Makhna’ Elephant
Ronga Reserve Forest, Assam, August 26, 2016: A wild ‘makhna’ (tusk-less male) elephant chemically restrained and treated for an inflammation of its right foreleg by one of our MVS teams last week. Read more »
