WTI sends emergency aid to Corbett Park to thwart poachers
New Delhi: To boost the morale of forest guards chasing a set of determined poachers who have already killed five tuskers in the core area of the Corbett tiger reserve, the Wildlife Trust of India has dispatched 130 sets of warm jackets, sleeping bags, and rucksacks. Additionally, WTI has also […] Read more »
Barking Deer injured by street dogs under treatment at Pobitara
Pobitara: On February 6, 2001 a sub-adult female Barking Deer, that had been confiscated from the Nagaon area and handed over to the Pobitara Wildlife Sanctuary Range Officer Mr Mrigen Barua, was badly bitten and injured by street dogs at the Range Office itself. With bite marks at 13 places […] Read more »
Slow Loris rescued from trader and released in Pobitara
Guwahati: A sub-adult male Slow Loris was bought from the local market of Haflong in the North Cachar Hills of Assam, from a trader and brought to Dr Bhaskar Chaudhary, WTI’s Guwahati-based veterinarian, on January 15, 2001. It was in perfect health when brought to him. Dr Chaudhary, with the […] Read more »
If you met Paramvir Khati on the streets of Kurseong, you would probably take him to be the local romeo. Tall and well built, fashionably dressed and very fond of playing the guitar, he was quite the local heartthrob. If you met him inside the forests of the Mahananda WLS […] Read more »
Delhi police seize 26.4 kg of ivory products
New Delhi: On April 26, the Delhi Police seized 26.4 kg of ivory products and jewellery worth Rs 2.6 million from two men, indicating the high demand for ivory despite the fact that the trade in Asian ivory was banned in 1986 and that in African ivory in 1991. Acting […] Read more »
Training Module at Corbett Tiger Reserve
New Delhi: On May 2 a training module got underway at the six Forest Ranges that comprise the 1,318.54 sq km Corbett Tiger Reserve. It covers Foresters, Range Officers, other senior forest officers, and even casual workers of the Reserve. The six Forest Ranges are Bijrani, Dhikala, Jhirna, Kalagarh, Dhela, […] Read more »
Red munias, Alexandrine parakeets seized at Delhi Airport
New Delhi: On Sunday, May 13, 2001 one of the largest seizures of birds took place at Delhi International Airport, when 1,200 red munias (also known as Avadavats) and 33 Alexandrine parakeets were seized from Mahendra Pratap, who was smuggling them to Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The […] Read more »
Tiger skin seized from Mumbai stud farm owner
Mumbai: A tiger skin was seized in May from the house of stud farm owner Cooji Katrak in Malabar Hill, Mumbai, along with a number of other wildlife articles, including ivory carvings, python skins (the python is a Schedule I species under the Wildlife Protection Act of India, 1972), and […] Read more »
Anti-Poaching Patrols and Animal Rescue during the floods at Kaziranga National Park
New Delhi: Kaziranga National Park, on the banks of the river Brahmaputra in Assam, is prone to floods during the monsoon. The floods follow a cycle and increase in severity every two years. During this period thousands of animals, including rhinos and elephants leave the sanctuary for higher ground and […] Read more »
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS NOTIFICATION
(TO BE PUBLISHED IN PART II SECTION – 3 SUBSECTION (ii), EXTRAORDINARY OF THE GAZETTE OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS NOTIFICATION NEW DELHI, 11th July, 2001 S.O……(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 61 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 (53 of […] Read more »
