Hundreds of birds injured during kite-flying festival
Bhavnagar, January 24, 2014: The year has started on a desolate note for conservationists and animal activists of Bhavnagar (Gujarat) and Jaipur (Rajasthan) with over 300 birds being severely injured in the kite flying festival of Uttarayan. Read more »
Nilgai safely rescued and translocated from busy south-Delhi locality
Delhi, January 7, 2014: An International Fund for Animal Welfare-Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) team rescued an adult male nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) from the heart of a busy locality in south Delhi on Friday, January 3. Read more »
Critically Endangered Gharials satellite-tagged, released for restocking
Patna (Bihar), April 19, 2014: Six captive-bred gharials (Gavialis gangeticus) were satellite-tagged and released in the River Gandak, bordering Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Bihar, as part of the restocking of this critically-endangered reptile in the wild Read more »
Crusader for elephants, Mark Shand passes away
New Delhi, April 24, 2014: Mark Shand, Founder of UK-based charity Elephant Family, and a close friend of the WTI family, passed away yesterday following an unfortunate accident at an event hosted to raise funds for wildlife conservation in New York. Read more »
On the 16th of November last year, WTI quietly celebrated 15 years of existence. Read more »
Ex-Gratia Relief Given to Mahout’s Family
Wayanad, April 24, 2014: As a part of the IFAW-WTI Supplemental Accident Insurance Scheme, ex-gratia support of Rs 1,00,000 was provided to the family of Appu, a mahout with the Kerala Forest Department, who had been killed on duty. Read more »
Wolves getting a new lease of life in the state of West Bengal
West Bengal, April 30, 2014: The wolves of West Bengal have been no exception to human-animal conflict and an RAP by WTI with Dr Urmilla Ganguli, with the aid of DSWF revealed a disturbing state of affairs vis a vis conflict and retaliatory killings. Read more »
Hand-reared rhinos moved to Manas
Kaziranga, 28th January, 2014: Two sub-adult rhinos, Gopal and Hari have been shifted to Manas National Park from the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), Kaziranga today. Read more »
Regeneration of hope (Conservation Convictions)
May 1, 2014: A man made forest fire had swept through Bandipur NP and Wayanad WLS only a few days ago. In two days (14th and 16th of March 2014) it had laid waste to 110 ha in Wayanad and 500 ha in Bandipur. Read more »
Prevention of Wildlife Trade Workshop begins in Paro
Bhutan, February 10, 2014: The Department of Forest and Park Services (DoFPS) in partnership with IFAW-WTI and INTERPOL is holding the 2nd training workshop on 'Prevention of Wildlife Trade' for officials of various enforcement agencies of Bhutan. Read more »
