Sansar Chand convicted in 15-year-old case
New Delhi: In a rare verdict convicting one of the country’s most infamous wildlife criminals, Sansar Chand was yesterday held guilty by a city court hearing a 15-year-old case of illegal possession of a leopard skin. Read more »
Hand-raised clouded leopards moved to the wild
Kokrajhar (Assam): Moving a step forward in the novel attempt to rehabilitate hand-raised clouded leopards in India, the two cubs being looked after by the Bodoland Territorial Council – International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (BTC-IFAW-WTI) in Kokrajhar, Assam, since March this year, were transferred to […] Read more »
Captive elephant, python, shells confiscated in Uttarakhand
Delhi: In three different raids, a captive elephant, a python, and shells were seized in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, yesterday. Three persons have been arrested. Read more »
Eight tiger cubs born in Valmiki since 2005
Valmiki (Bihar): Amid reports of decline in tiger numbers across India, positive news has emerged from the once-neglected Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar, along the Indo-Nepal border. At least eight cubs have been born in the reserve since 2005, including two new cubs whose sightings were reported from the eastern […] Read more »
Experts meet to discuss elephant conservation in Tamil Nadu
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu): Elephant conservationists and forest officials of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu met today at Coimbatore, beginning a two-day workshop to discuss initiatives undertaken and plan potential future activities for long-term conservation of Asian elephants in the state. Read more »
Wildlife trader sentenced to one year in prison
New Delhi: Bishan Singh, arrested in Delhi in March 1997 for illegal trade in desert cat and fishing cat articles, was today sentenced to a year in prison by the Court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Dig Vinay Singh. He has also been fined a sum of Rs 10,000. Read more »
Conflict tiger captured in Upper Assam; to be released in Manas
Sivasagar (Assam): An adult male tiger whose attack led to the death of two persons in Sivasagar district in the northeast Indian state of Assam, was tranquilised and captured on Monday by the Forest Department assisted by International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI). Read more »
Bear cub rescued in Assam; to be rehabilitated
Kaziranga (Assam): A displaced two-month old Asiatic black bear cub has been admitted to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) near Kaziranga National Park for hand-raising and eventual rehabilitation back in the wild. Read more »
Handraised clouded leopards undergo night acclimatisation
Kokrajhar (Assam): Moving to the next phase in the ongoing rehabilitation of the two handraised clouded leopards in Greater Manas, the Bodoland Territorial Council – International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (BTC-IFAW-WTI) has now initiated their night acclimatisation. Read more »
His Holiness the Karmapa appeals for wildlife conservation
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh): His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje, today, appealed to his fellow Tibetans not to harm wildlife, at an awareness event organised by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and Care for the Wild International (CWI). Read more »
