Home for our tigers or roads for our cars?
Nagzira – Nawegaon (Maharashtra): The face-off between development agencies and environment conservationists is once again at the fore with the issue of expansion of National Highway (NH) – 6 in the central Indian state of Maharashtra. Read more »
Nation-wide bear survey kicks off in anticipation of the IBA conference 2012
New Delhi: A nationwide survey on bears kicked off this week to collate information on distribution, threats and conservation measures from all 26 bear-ranging states to prepare the National Bear Conservation Action Plan. Read more »
Reducing dependence on tiger habitat in Central India
Sondlagondi (Maharashtra): In an effort to reduce anthropogenic pressure in the crucial Nagzira – Navegaon corridor linking nine Tiger Reserves in the central India, the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) supported by the Japan Tiger and Elephant Fund (JTEF), has initiated eco-development activities in villages within the corridor. Read more »
IFAW-WTI joins hands with local NGOs in flood relief operation
Puri / Kendrapara (Odisha): The heavy monsoon rains that have battered South Asia for weeks have caused widespread flooding and left millions of people and animals displaced. In response to the disaster, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) in partnership with the Wildlife Trust of India has initiated relief […] Read more »
Conflict leopard captured in Dudhwa
Dudhwa, Uttar Pradesh: An adult female leopard that had locals around Dudhwa Tiger Reserve terrorised for nearly two months was successfully captured by a team of Forest Department officials assisted by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Read more »
Taking sloth bear conservation closer to people
Sambalpur (Odisha): A group of volunteers have been traveling across 30 villages in the Sambalpur district conducting a mobile campaign to spread awareness on sloth bear conservation among locals. A joint effort of the Odisha Forest Department and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), with the support of the World Society […] Read more »
Hand-raised clouded leopards and Asiatic black bears moved to the wild
Kokrajhar (Bodoland, Assam): Separated from their mothers, and brought under human care as young cubs, two rare clouded leopards and four Asiatic black bears are on their way back to the wild in Greater Manas. Read more »
Elephant successfully rescued from clay sanitary pit
Dibru Saikhowa (Assam): A sub-adult Asian elephant trapped in a clay sanitary pit on the fringes of the Dibru Saikhowa National Park in eastern Assam was rescued by a team of Forest Department staff, International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) veterinarians and members of local NGOs […] Read more »
Sariska poacher finally convicted, gets maximum imprisonment
Alwar: In a landmark judgement, the Court of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate – II, Alwar, Rajasthan convicted noted wildlife poacher Juhru and his associates, Tayyeb, Ramzan, Noora and Jiwan Das, sentencing them to a maximum imprisonment of seven years and a fine of Rs 50,000, in a case related […] Read more »
Two new site records for rare bird species in Jammu and Kashmir
Poonch (J&K): Records made during a survey along the Pir Panjal range have confirmed presence of the extremely rare western tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus) at two new sites in Jammu and Kashmir. Sightings and calls of the pheasant were validated at the Kalamund-Tatakuti and Khara Rakh areas of the range. Interactions with […] Read more »
