Forest staff in D’ering WLS equipped with field kits
D’ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary, May 24, 2013: To help the forest staff at the frontline in D’ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh in their duties, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) equipped them with field kits under a Rapid Action Project (RAP) supported by the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF). […] Read more »
Rare binturong (Bearcat) admitted to CWRC
A binturong also known as a Bearcat was admitted to the Assam Forest Department-IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC). This is for the first time in the CWRC’s decade-long history that this species has been rescued. Read more »
A rhino we met thinks that it’s really quite unfair that Shobhaa De has compared his species to human beings in their most despicable form – politicians. Read his argument here. Read more »
MoU signed with Odisha Government to help mitigate train hits
Odisha: To devise a strategy to save the national heritage animal from train hits in the state, the Department of Forests and Environment, Government of Odisha, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Read more »
Small initiative, big saving: Improved cooking stoves to save a thousand trees in Greater Manas
Greater Manas: To help reduce tree-felling in Greater Manas, the International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) is helping install improved cooking stoves in local households in the region. Read more »
Locals to voluntarily relocate from corridor for elephants
Marking a significant milestone in efforts to secure a crucial elephant corridor in northeast India, all residents of a village have put down in stone their willingness to voluntarily relocate outside the corridor to provide a passage for elephants. Read more »
Whale shark pup rescue indicates possible breeding in Gujarat
Veraval: A new-born whale shark pup recently freed by fishermen in Gujarat after being found caught in a fishing net, has indicated that the world’s largest fish may be breeding here. Read more »
GRAIN-FOR-GRAIN – a bargain for elephants and people
Seijosa (Arunachal Pradesh): As a relief measure for 100 human-elephant conflict affected local households around Pakke Tiger Reserve, 10,000 Kilograms of rice was distributed under the grain-for-grain programme, by the Arunachal Pradesh Forest Department and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). The grain was distributed under WTI’s Rapid Action Projects supported […] Read more »
Learning to fly: A stork’s story
Kaziranga National Park: About a month from now, a greater adjutant stork will fly free for the first time in its life. The bird, now six months old, is currently at the Assam Forest Department and IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in the northeast Indian state […] Read more »
Paralysed elephant highlights human-elephant conflict in KA
Karbi Anglong: A female elephant undergoing treatment for paralysis in Karbi Anglong, has once again brought to fore the problem of human-elephant conflicts in the largest (autonomous) district in the northeast Indian state of Assam. The elephant died this afternoon. Read more »
