CWRC, December 13, 2013: The male small-clawed otter pup being hand-reared at the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) has begun fishing successfully, paving way for its planned rehabilitation back to the wild. Read more »
Notorious trader and poacher Ranjitsingh arrested
Andhra Pradesh, December 17, 2013: In a significant step forward in the fight against poaching, notorious poacher Ranjitsingh and two of his aides, Jagdish and Sarabjit, were arrested from the Vijaynagar area of Andhra Pradesh Sunday morning by a tea Read more »
Over 500 cattle get preventive vaccines in UP
Dudhwa, December 17, 2013: WTI set up a livestock immunisation camp in three fringe villages of Dudhwa National Park, as part of the UP Carnivore Conservation Project, supported by Aircel Limited. Read more »
World’s biggest fish tagged in India
Veraval (Gujarat), December 30, 2013: As the year comes to an end, India took another small step towards learning more about the whale shark. An individual was satellite-tagged to learn more about the movement/preferences of the world’s biggest fish. Read more »
Frontline forest staff being trained and equipped in Tadoba-Navegaon Corridor
Nagbhid, January 5, 2014: Frontline forest staff of the Nagbhid and Chimur divisions gathered on Friday in the area to kick-start training on wildlife crime prevention, which is being conducted by IFAW-WTI, supported by the Maharashtra Forest Dept. Read more »
Manas, January 6, 2013: On December 13, IFAW-WTI through a Rapid Action Project, made provisions for the Manas Maozigendri Ecotourism Society (MMES) after their anti-poaching camp had been burnt down by miscreants. Read more »
Leopard skin and nail seized in Panvel, Mumbai
Panvel, January 7, 2014: The Maharashtra forest department, in an operation assisted by IFAW-WTI, arrested seven suspects in the last week of December in connection with the poaching and trade of a leopard skin and nail. Read more »
UP Forest Department staff being trained and equipped in Kanpur
Kanpur, January 17, 2014: In a bid to strengthen the existing force of the forest staff of the UP Forest Department, International Fund for Animal Welfare-Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI), at the behest of the UP Government, has organised a ten-da Read more »
Solar energy: A new life for the villagers of Mayodia village for wildlife conservation
Tiwari gaon, Lower Dibang Valley (Arunachal Pradesh), 20th January 2014: Mayodia model Village, a fringe village of Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary, with extremely irregular power supply, was empowered with solar energy equipment by Wildlife Trust of India Read more »
Celebrating Nilgiris: National Conference begins
Ooty, August 29, 2013: Commemorating the completion of silver jubilee of India’s first biosphere reserve – the Nilgiris, experts from diverse backgrounds have congregated here for the National Conference on Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Read more »
