Smuggled video rekindled His Holiness’s message
Dharamsala: Trucks load of leopard, fox and otter skins were burnt in several parts of Tibet in the last fortnight in response to His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s call to shun wildlife products. Now a 20-minute video of the events has clandestinely reached Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh to inform the […] Read more »
Tiger Pataudi to face trial in Faridabad
Haryana: The trial court in Jhajjar has deferred the trial of former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi and seven others involved in the alleged black buck hunting case till May 13, 2006. All the eight accused were present in court during the hearing yesterday. Read more »
Kalandars in Bhopal look for new livelihoods
Bhopal: At a function organized by the Wildlife Trust of India on May 13, a group of kalandars were felicitated upon successful completion of their training on various enterprises for alternative livelihood. M. P. Tiwari, Sub-divisional Officer represented the Forest Department at the function. Read more »
Supply of field kits to forest guards
Manipur: Deserving forest guards fighting against poachers and encroachers on a regular basis at the Keibul Lamjao National Park in Manipur will receive field kits from the Wildlife Trust of India in an effort to recognize their excelent work in the field. Read more »
Tiger poisoned by angry villagers
Nagaon: Villagers annoyed by the frequent cattle lifting by predators at the Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary allegedly killed a full grown tiger in retaliation on May 25 in Lathimari, north of the sanctuary. Forest officials suspected it to be a case of poisoning. Read more »
More Kalandars surrender their bears
Chhattisgarh: Two Kalandars in Chhattisgarh have finally settled for alternative livelihood after weeks of discussions between Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and the community. Sloth bears in their possession were surrendered to the forest department. Read more »
Body of a rare dwarf sperm whale found in Surat coast
Surat: The recovery of a dead dwarf sperm whale on the coast of Dumas in Surat district of Gujarat on June 06 has surprised conservationists since this rare species was never sighted in the Arabian Sea before. Read more »
IFAW relief for quake affected livestock
Indonesia: Thousands of quake affected live Read more »
Australia & Japan lock horns over humpbacks
Australia: IFAW and whale watchers across Australia have joined in a protest rally in Sydney harbor last week against Japan’s decision to hunt the humpback whales as part of its scientific whaling programme. Read more »
Narrowest of votes leaves whales safe
St. Kitts Caribbean Islands: Thirty two countries including India have voted in favor of the 1986 global moratorium on whaling at the recently concluded 58th meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in St. Kitts in the Caribbean. Read more »
