Diu Adopts the Whale Shark as the City Mascot
Diu: The sleepy town of Diu awoke yesterday to the spectacle of a life-sized model of the whale shark, welcoming hundreds of school children to a day of fun near the ancient fort, which culminated in the Diu Municipal Council adopting Vhali, the whale shark as the city mascot. Read more »
CWRC, Kaziranga : A two month old, female Asian elephant calf was rescued from a tea garden situated in the Rupajuli Tea Estate and was handed over to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation on the 23 rd by local forest officials near Tezpur. This new arrival takes the […] Read more »
Fishermen Release Netted Whale Shark with Pride
Dwarka: A 40 ft long adult whale shark caught in a gill net, was released by the fishermen, off the coast of Mithapur, where the corporate house, Tata Chemicals’ volunteer staff are spearheading a Wildlife Trust of India(WTI) campaign to protect the world’s largest fish. Read more »
CITES meet ends encouraging consumptive use
New Delhi: The 13 th session of the CITES Conference of Parties in Bangkok ended yesterday with a clear signal that the world was slowly opening up to trade in wildlife and killing of endangered species for sport and profit, Vivek Menon , executive director of the Wildlife Trust of […] Read more »
Vhali the Whale Shark gets Place of Pride at Vibrant Gujarat
Ahmedabad : As colorful crowds converged onto the University grounds in Ahmedabad, they gasped in awe and wonder at a gigantic fish that stared down at them from a pedestal. Vhali, the life-sized model of the whale shark, all of forty feet, became the centre of attraction to the people […] Read more »
Tusker at Ten, would have been an apt title for a quaint story of the 1930s of the “humble” beginnings of a legendary shikari. Only that after 17 years, which witnessed the murder of 2000 tuskers, over 150 people and who knows how many tigers and leopards, this sounds like […] Read more »
Mother Dies Leaving 7th Orphan for CWRC
Kaziranga: A suckling elephant calf was rescued from a tea garden after his mother, wedged in a 2 ft wide drain, died in tragic circumstances. This has raised the count of elephants at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) to seven. Read more »
Dwarka and Okha Adopt the Whale Shark as City Mascot
The street play by Manish Patadia and his theatre group, which constituted an important part of the event was appreciated by all and the performance by the artiste who played the role of the “daughter” earned her great applause While congratulating her, Morari Bapu presented her with Rs.500/- as a […] Read more »
Trained Staff to Trail Poachers
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh: An Anti-poaching training program organized by the Van Rakshak Project of Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) at the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (TR) in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh enabled forest staff to test their freshly acquired knowledge on legal aspects of wildlife protection immediately […] Read more »
J&K Asked to Declare Shahtoosh Stocks in Six Weeks Instead of Six Months
New Delhi: The State of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is running out of time if the shahtoosh stocks in the state have to be declared within six weeks following the order given by Justice Ruma Pal at a hearing of a public interest petition in the Supreme Court on the […] Read more »
