VRP Trains Forest Staff in Shivalik Elephant Reserve
Uttaranchal : In a move to sensitize and empower the forest staff of Shivalik elephant reserve, a training programme on wildlife crime prevention and law was organized from 13 th July to 3 rd August in Uttaranchal by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in association with Uttaranchal Forest Department. […] Read more »
Supreme Court orders immediate ban on shahtoosh weaving
New Delhi: In the Shahtoosh case, Ashok Kumar vs. State of J & K and others, the Supreme Court today held that the production of Shahtoosh shawls and the continuance of the trade in the state should be banned with immediate effect. The case was filed in the year 2003, […] Read more »
VRP Trains Forest Staff in Shivalik Elephant Reserve
Uttaranchal: In a move to sensitize and empower the forest staff of Shivalik elephant reserve, a training programme on wildlife crime prevention and law was organized from 13th July to 3rd August in Uttaranchal by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in association with Uttaranchal Forest Department. About 785 individuals […] Read more »
Health camp for captive elephants in Sonpur
Sonpur: For the fifth consecutive year, a health camp for captive elephants was organized by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in partnership with the Bihar Forest Department at Sonpur in Bihar. Between 12th and 16th November, captive elephants from the northern and eastern Indian states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, […] Read more »
Accused in Seizure Case Withdraw Bail Application
New Delhi: Wildlife Trust of India’s (WTI) legal counsel Saurabh Sharma reports that the bail applications of the three accused in a massive seizure of skins of endangered animals in North Delhi on the 6th April were withdrawn today. Read more »
CBI cracks down on shahtoosh traders
New Delhi: Yet another meticulously planned sting-operation conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and assisted by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and the Japan Wildlife Conservation Society (JWCS), led to the recovery of 13 shahtoosh shawls from two different traders in south Delhi. This follows the recent […] Read more »
New Delhi: An investigation by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) in the illegal wildlife trade carried out through the internet revealed that large quantities of wildlife products and live animals are being traded illegally and is pushing the world’s most endangered species to the brink of extinction. Read more »
Bear Cub from Assam at Home in Arunachal Pradesh
Guwahati: A first ever inter-state transit of an infant bear cub from Guwahati state zoo in Assam to Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (CBRC) in Arunachal Pradesh is a pioneering step forward for conservation of Asiatic black bears covering two bio-geographic regions in north east India . Increasing human […] Read more »
Leh: The Wildlife Trust of India(WTI) and the Department of Wildlife Protection, Jammu and Kashmir join hands once again to conduct a survey on the endangered Tibetan antelope popularly called the chiru. The survey on the chiru follows a successful attempt at a rapid survey on the status of Markhor […] Read more »
The Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (CBRC) in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh successfully released a rehabilitated bear back to the wild. Dr.Murali Pai recounts the experience and the exhilaration of seeing the bear at home in the wild. Read more »
