Readying for the floods, CWRC granted authority on animal rescue in Kaziranga NP
Kaziranga (Assam): The Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) has been granted complete authority on rescue and rehabilitation of flood affected animals, in preparation for the annual monsoon floods in Kaziranga National Park, the park director SN Buragohain said. The CWRC, a joint venture of the Assam Forest Department, […] Read more »
Whale Shark Campaign Leads to 56 Rescues
By Aniruddha Mookerjee Veraval (Gujarat): Three years of a highly successful whale shark campaign today culminated in the government of Gujarat honouring 22 fishing boat owners, who had voluntarily released whale sharks accidentally caught in their nets in the past year. Read more »
Spark of hope for farmers in Assam: Conflict prevention through electric fencing
Kuthori (Assam): An electric fence along the border of Kuthori Village in Assam has successfully reduced instances of crop raiding by wild animals from the adjacent Kaziranga National Park, allowing the villagers to resume cultivation after a hiatus of over three years. Read more »
Elephant calf rescued in Kaziranga; transferred to CWRC
Kaziranga NP (Assam): An abandoned two-month old male elephant calf was rescued from the Agoratoli range of Kaziranga National Park by the forest department staff yesterday. The calf, suspected to have been abandoned due to an injury, was transferred to Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) for treatment and […] Read more »
Black buck seized from a villager in Uttar Pradesh
Gautam Buddha Nagar (Uttar Pradesh): In a joint operation carried out by the Dadri Police in Uttar Pradesh, the People for Animals (PFA) and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), a Black buck was seized from a resident of Datavali in Uttar Pradesh. The operation was carried out on Monday, […] Read more »
Two rhinos poached in Kaziranga; one dies after 36 hours of being dehorned
Kaziranga (Assam): Two rhinos, a mother and a calf, were ruthlessly killed this week in Kaziranga National Park. The mother was alive when its horn was removed and struggled for about 36 hours before succumbing to its wounds on Monday. Read more »
Poachers kill one more Rhino in Kaziranga, death toll rises to 10
Kaziranga National Park , Assam : Poachers killed one more rhino, raising the number of deaths to ten this year, despite the park administration’s claim that enforcement efforts had been intensified. Read more »
Searching for India’s most endangered mammal
The Malabar civet (Viverra civettina) was last seen half a century ago in the forests of Kerela, and is presumed to be extinct. There is not even a photograph in existence. Hopes were raised in 1991when a fresh skin was found. A WTI project is now looking for this elusive […] Read more »
Rehabilitating hand-raised elephant calves in Manas National Park
The calves in their enclosure in CWRC. Manas National Park (Assam) : Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) along with its partner the International Fund for Animal Welfare and the Assam forest department has rescued and rehabilitated 13 abandoned elephant calves in Assam. Five of these were reunited with their natal […] Read more »
Threats to rhinos continue in Assam; Kaziranga toll 26
Assam: With recorded rhino kills by poachers averaging at two per month in 2008, the number of deaths within Kaziranga National Park alone, have risen to 26 since 2007. Read more »
