Cross-border wildlife traders arrested in Nepal with WTI’s help
Mahendranagar (Nepal): Four notorious wildlife traders were arrested last week from the East-West Highway near Mahendranagar, a city within the western boundary of Nepal, in a joint operation, carried out by the Police and the Wildlife Department of Nepal, based on the information provided by the Wildlife Trust of India […] Read more »
Ivory sale may reopen with China as importer
Geneva: The Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Secretariat has endorsed a second one-time international sale of African elephant ivory, about a decade after its first. The Secretariat has also recommended China as an importer of the 108 tonnes of ivory registered for the second sale from four […] Read more »
Foreigners arrested in Darjeeling for illegal collection of rare insects
Darjeeling (West Bengal): Two Czech citizens including an entomologist of national repute were arrested from Srikhola in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, on Sunday for possessing rare insects. About 500 beetles and two bottles containing preserved insects (in different stages of growth) were seized from them. Read more »
Japan’s biggest ivory smuggler walks free Government schemes to market his contraband
Tokyo: A Japanese court let go the country’s worst ivory smuggler with a most lenient penalty, while officials at the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry scheme to market his three tons of contraband into legal trade. Read more »
Wildlife Conservation through the Web
New Delhi: To spread awareness on wildlife law and to reinforce the fight against wildlife crime, the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) today officially launched a website, www.wildlifelaw.in containing information on the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and a compilation of judgments in prominent wildlife cases of the country. The website, […] Read more »
WTI acquires land to facilitate elephant corridor in Kerala
Wayanad (Kerala):In a significant step for protecting the Brahmagiri – Tirunelli elephant corridor in Southern India, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) has acquired a part of the Valiya Emmadi village as part of its efforts to relocate the five villages which fall on the corridor. Read more »
Barking deer fawn rescued by villagers in Assam
Kohora (Assam): A one-month-old barking deer was rescued this morning from Kohora, Assam and was taken to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in Kaziranga National Park for treatment. Read more »
Overwhelming Majority of Chinese PublicSupports Ban on Tiger Trade: Poll
Beijing: A new poll has established that the attitude of the Chinese people towards wildlife is changing, with over 90 per cent of the respondents supporting the existing ban on tiger trade. The result of the poll conducted among 1,880 people from seven major Chinese cities was revealed in Beijing […] Read more »
IFAW responds to oil spill in Patagonia
Penguins being washed Chubut (Argentina): The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has successfully cleaned 66 penguins and 38 grebes, among the victims of the ‘Mysterious Oil Spill’ that was detected on December 26 last year in Patagonia, Argentina. More than 500 birds were estimated to have been killed as […] Read more »
Kalandars-turned-poultry owners earn first profits
Bhopal: Four Kalandars who have jointly set up a poultry farm last November in Bhopal, are excited over their prospects this New Year as they had good profits in the first month of their venture. Read more »
