From ‘Bear’ing the cross to a better future: Mittu Chacha
Sambalpur (Orissa): Being driven around in the streets of Sambalpur, Orissa, in a newly-purchased goods transport vehicle, Mohd Abdul Kalam is a changed man living a changed life. A former sloth bear trader, Kalam was rehabilitated by the World Society for Protection of Animals – Wildlife Trust of India (WSPA-WTI), […] Read more »
Distributing grain to conserve elephants
Distributing grain to conserve elephants Pakke (Arunachal Pradesh), June 8, 2009: In a move away from cash compensations, 7700 kgs of rice were given away to 140 farmers whose crops were destroyed by elephants around Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary in the north-east Indian Arunachal Pradesh state. Read more »
Displaced elephant calf admitted to CWRC for rehabilitation
Kaziranga (Assam): A six-month old elephant calf displaced from its natal herd has been admitted to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) near Kaziranga National Park for hand-raising and eventual rehabilitation into the wild. The calf has joined a group of nine elephant calves already under care at […] Read more »
Koonthankulam (Tamil Nadu): It is not too difficult to find people making a living working for the disadvantaged, but it is indeed rare to find someone who gives up his earnings or even sells his possessions for the welfare of others. More so, if the ‘others’ refer to animals, who […] Read more »
Six years’ imprisonment and 50,000 rupees fine for Sansar Chand
Six years’ imprisonment and 50,000 rupees fine for Sansar Chand New Delhi: Setting an unprecedented milestone in the history of wildlife crime cases in India, the notorious wildlife trader Sansar Chand was today sentenced to six years’ imprisonment – the maximum prison term mandated by the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act […] Read more »
Protecting the Protectors – Vestergaard-Frandsen gifts insecticidal nets to WTI
New Delhi: With all the discussions around wildlife conservation and more specifically on the dwindling tiger population, one thing that goes un-noticed is the conditions under which the conservation community operates. Constantly out in the wild and spending endless days and nights out in the field, one of the biggest […] Read more »
New Delhi: In a move boosting whale shark conservation in India, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has formally sanctioned permit to satellite tag individuals of the species and collect tissue samples for genetic analysis. An Indian delegation journeyed to Australia earlier this month to observe whale shark satellite tagging […] Read more »
Greening Karbi Anglong: 50,000 saplings to be planted in Marat Longri
Diphu (Karbi Anglgong): The Forest Department authorities of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council in collaboration with 5th Rajputana Rifles, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) supported by Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN), and other NGOs initiated a reforestation drive earlier this week to restore parts of encroached land in Marat Longri Wildlife […] Read more »
Rare clouded leopards radio-collared for first time in India
Manas (Assam): Two hand-raised clouded leopard cubs have been radio-collared in anticipation of their return to the wild by the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org), and its partner the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). This is the first known instance of clouded […] Read more »
Bear cubs radio-collared in Pakke, Arunachal Pradesh
Pakke (Arunachal Pradesh): Two orphan Asiatic black bear cubs being rehabilitated in Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, were radio-collared on Wednesday morning by a team of Forest Department officials and International Fund for Animal Welfare–Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) staff members. The cubs, now at a critical transitional phase from […] Read more »
