Satellite data shows ‘healthy’ movement of the rescued tiger
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve: Preliminary satellite data has indicated ‘healthy’ movement of the Rahmankhera tiger in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, where it was released on April 26. The tiger has so far explored an area of approximately 12 sq km. The adult male tiger was captured from Rahmankhera on April 25, more […] Read more »
Tiger poacher sentenced to five years imprisonment
Alwar: The Court of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate – II, Alwar, on Saturday, convicted poacher Kalia Bawaria for hunting a tiger in Sariska Tiger Reserve on May 7, 2003. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 35,000. Kalia was apprehended in 2005 from his […] Read more »
J&K notifies Tatakuti WLS for the endangered markhor
Srinagar: The endangered Pir Panjal markhor is fast becoming a driving force for declaration of new protected areas in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Following the creation of Kajinag National Park and extension of Hirpura WLS in 2007, the state government this year notified Tatakuti Wildlife Sanctuary, bringing […] Read more »
The boat that rocked: Catching poachers in D’ering (AP)
WTI, supported by the David Shepherd WIldlife Foundation, handed over a ‘tuktuki’, as the boat is locally called, which has helped the forest department in numerous arrests and seizures. Photo by: Sunil Kyarong/WTI D’ering (Arunachal Pradesh), April 17, 2013: Once known to be a place where hunters gathered, D’ering Memorial […] Read more »
Rahmankhera tiger captured; to be released in Dudhwa
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh): After more than three months of ‘hide-and-seek’ in small forest patches amidst human dominated landscape in Uttar Pradesh, the tiger in Rahmankhera was captured this morning by the rescue team placed by the Forest Department. “The tiger is likely to be released in Dudhwa,” said Mahendra Singh, […] Read more »
Nagpur: The Government of Maharashtra has effectively doubled the area of Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary (WLS) and Nawegaon National Park, by notifying ‘New Nagzira WLS’ and ‘Nawegaon WLS’, strengthening the case for the creation of the proposed Nagzira-Nawegaon Tiger Reserve. Nagzira WLS, Nawegaon NP and two new protected areas are parts […] Read more »
Coral Reintroduction: Restoring ‘rainforests’ under seas
Mithapur (Gujarat): For the first time in the country, fragments of locally-extinct corals have been successfully moved over large distance and transplanted in the coastal waters of Gujarat, pioneering the species reintroduction initiative for the restoration of coral reefs – also known as rainforests-of-the-seas. Fragments of Acropora were collected from […] Read more »
Gearing up to save the ‘giant’
Srivilliputhur (Tamil Nadu): Aiding efforts of the Tamil Nadu Forest Department to protect the endemic grizzled giant squirrel, the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) supported by the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF), has equipped the Srivilliputhur Sanctuary staff with field gear including tents for use during anti-poaching patrolling operations. The […] Read more »
IFAW-WTI commits to work with Bhutan help save wildlife
Thimpu (Bhutan): Committing to help Bhutan save its natural heritage, the International Fund for Animal Welfare-Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) today signed an agreement with the Himalayan nation’s Department of Forest and Park Services (DoFPS), Ministry of Agriculture and Forests (MoAF), as part of its global agenda to conserve iconic […] Read more »
Equipped and motivated, frontline staff protect Greater Manas with greater zeal
Greater Manas (Bodoland, Assam): Recently equipped with facilities to improve communication between forest camps, frontline staff in the remote Chirang Reserve Forest, carried out four successful operations against poachers and encroachers over the past month. A total of 27 persons were apprehended, including a minor, in four different instances – […] Read more »
