Morari Bapu launches ‘Save the Whale Shark’ campaign in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: A popular religious leader, wildlife conservation NGOs, the forest department and two major business corporations have come together in a unique partnership to protect an endangered species off the coast of Gujarat, the Whale Shark. Read more »
Seijosa: The WTI-IFAW Wild Rescue team has rescued a two-month old red panda cub from a government veterinarian in Tawang in the north-eastern Arunachal Pradesh state. The cub has been housed in Pakke and is being looked after by veterinarians. Read more »
Street play on Whale Shark starts a ripple
Gujarat: The campaign against the killing of Whale Shark launched in February by the Wildlife Trust of India and the International Fund for Animal Welfare has started making waves in coastal towns of the western Indian state of Gujarat . The first ripples appeared with the launch of a street […] Read more »
Elephant calf rescued and released
Bokakhat, Assam: The morning dew had rendered the ground at Borsapori tea estate with slippery earth and treacherous trenches. On that fateful day, an elephant calf was found trapped in one of the trenches of the tea estate. Read more »
Tezpur: This is an amazing account of a displaced tiger, which attacked three persons, went to jail, and was released without bail! Read more »
Mongoose Hair paint brushes seized in raid
Dehradun: Forest and police officials raided a clandestine mongoose hair brush making factory at Vikas Nagar near Dehradun, in the northern Indian Uttaranchal state. The owner of the factory was arrested and 425 finished mongoose hair brushes were seized. The seizure was assisted by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Read more »
CEC stays construction of bridge in Chattisgarh
New Delhi : The Central Empowered Committee(CEC) appointed by the Supreme court today stayed the proposed bridge over Maniyari River in Achanakmar sanctuary in the central Indian Chhattisgarh state. The proposed bridge was to connect the villages of Chhaparwa and Surhi inside the Achanakmar wildlife sanctuary. Read more »
WTI Petition to Relocate illegal Corbett village Admitted
New Delhi: The Central Empowered Committee appointed by the Supreme court today admitted a petition filed by the Wildlife Trust of India praying for the completion of the relocation of villages on the southern side of Corbett Tiger Reserve, which has been pending for over 25 years. Read more »
CBRC Bears the Brunt of Flash Floods in Pakke
Pakke, Arunachal Pradesh : Flash floods have, for the first time, submerged huge tracts of forest land on the east bank of the Pakke river in the north eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh displacing people and wildlife. Earlier unconfirmed reports of 10 deaths were untrue. Read more »
Heartening Outcome of WTI Initiatives
Dehradun: Water level in springs and waterholes is rapidly falling due to the onset of a premature heat wave in the forests of the Rajaji National Park in the northern Indian Uttaranchal state. This is the time of the year that animals, especially elephants, cross over the railway tracks in […] Read more »
