Kaziranga fights back: Three Rhino Poachers arrested by Forest Officials
Kaziranga, Assam: Three alleged rhino poachers were arrested, while one surrendered to officials last Saturday, from a village on the fringe of the Kaziranga National Park providing a breakthrough to the beleagured park staff. 14 rhinos have been killed by poachers this year, 10 of them inside the park . Read more »
The falcons arrive as children celebrate wildlife week
Thousands of migratory Amur falcons have flown in to Pangti village in Nagaland for roosting, even as the wildlife week was celebrated with awareness programmes including the Animal Action Education programme among school children. Read more »
Maoists raid Bihar bear rehab project, kill Sloth Bear cub
Rajgir (Bihar) : In an ominous warning to the forest staff, an armed group of alleged Maoist extremists yesterday shot dead a six month old bear cub, being rehabilitated inside a forest in the eastern Indian Bihar state. Read more »
Sloth Bear cub was rescued from Bear Dancers in Eastern UP
Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh: An eight month old sloth bear cub was seized last Monday from a kalandar (bear dancer) in Azamgarh District in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh by a team of forest officials. Acting on a tip-off from the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), the forest department raided […] Read more »
Convening power, Commitment and the Clintons
By Vivek Menon, Executive Director WTI, author, environmental commentator and an optimist Read more »
IFAW-WTI animal rescue team reaches Phailin-hit Odisha to coordinate relief
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha), October 14, 2013: An IFAW-WTI (International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India) team reached here yesterday to provide emergency relief to animals affected by the super cyclone Phailin.. Read more »
IFAW-WTI animal rescue team reaches Phailin-hit Odisha to coordinate relief
Bhubaneshwar (Odisha), October 14, 2013: An IFAW-WTI (International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India) team reached here yesterday to provide emergency relief to animals affected by the super cyclone Phailin.. Read more »
Bhutan celebrates International Tiger Day
By Nizira Borgoyari Read more »
Cyclone Phailin Animal Relief: IFAW-WTI attend to openbill storks in Andhra Pradesh
Telekunchi (Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh), October 31, 2013: After almost 2 weeks of incessant rainfall, the sun has come out in the last couple of days - a good sign for the openbill storks in Telekunchi district, Andhra Pradesh. Read more »
Duration: Three weeks. Amur falcons hunted: Zero
Pangti (Nagaland), October 21, 2013: Over 3 lakh Amur falcons have arrived in Nagaland and our Protection Squads that have been patrolling the area night and day, report that not a single bird has been hunted so far. Read more »
