Wildlife trader’s appeal rejected
Delhi: Giving out a strong message to wildlife offenders, the Additional Sessions Judge, KS Mohi, of the Tis Hazari court, today, rejected the appeal of wildlife trader Anand Tashi. Tashi, serving the fourth year of his five-year term, had appealed for ‘setting aside of his conviction’, on a plea that […] Read more »
Jungle cats on their way back to wild
Bansbari (Manas, Assam): Two orphan jungle cats, hand-raised by the International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI), will soon return to their natural habitat in Manas National Park, Assam. They are currently being acclimatised to the wild, in Bansbari range of Manas NP. Read more »
Conservation Awareness at the Karbi Literary Conference
Diphu (Karbi Anglong): To bring home the importance of biodiversity conservation, the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) Forest Department set up an elaborate stall at the 21st Karbi Lammet Amei (Karbi Literary Conference), recently held at Phuloni near Diphu. Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), supported by Japan Wildlife Conservation Society […] Read more »
20 get three years imprisonment for hunting Asiatic lions
Junagadh (Gujarat): Twenty persons were convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment by a Gujarat court today, for poaching endangered Asiatic lions in Gir National Park in March last year. Read more »
Reunited elephant calf survives in wild despite deformity
Kaziranga National Park (Assam): A displaced wild elephant calf that was reunited with its natal herd in Kaziranga National Park a month ago was sighted earlier last week, confirming successful reintegration. The sighting has pleasantly surprised conservationists who had doubts about its survival, as the calf has a congenital deformity […] Read more »
CITES-APPROVED IVORY SALE BEGINS
Namibia: The controversial auction of stockpiled ivory from four African nations approved by the 14th CoP of CITES began yesterday. About 7 tonnes of raw African elephant tusks as well as carved ivory from Namibia were sold to bidders Japan and China on the first day. Read more »
Rare traditional Kashmir pashmina for sale in Delhi
Delhi: Buyers looking for authentic and high quality Kashmir handmade pashmina, which was recently awarded the Geographical Indication (GI) of Origin, will be able to purchase them at Dilli Haat in Delhi during the fortnight-long ‘Dastkar’ festival that began Tuesday. Read more »
(Rehabilitating hand-raised Asiatic black bears in Manas) – By Dr Bhaskar Choudhury Manas (Assam): Every morning, Nath and Krishna, IFAW-WTI’s animal keepers wake up to the impatient squeals of four Asiatic black bears in the temporary camp site in Bunganala in Manas National Park, Assam. The bears, rescued as […] Read more »
Leopard ‘strays’ into house in Assam, rescued
Digboi (Assam): An adventurous young male leopard was rescued yesterday by the Assam Forest Department and WTI-IFAW (Wildlife Trust of India – International Fund for Animal Welfare) from Digboi town in the northeast Indian state of Assam. It was later released in the nearby Upper Dihing Reserve Forest. Read more »
21 endangered vultures succumb to poisoning in Assam in a week
Sivasagar (Assam): Despite drastic decline in populations of several vulture species in the 1990s that edged them menacingly towards extinction, vultures continue to fall victim to human apathy even today. Although efforts are being made by governments as well as non-government institutions to curb this downfall, reckless activities by people […] Read more »
