Cricket tournament supports wildlife conservation
Kaziranga, April 7, 2014: Supported by IFAW-WTI, the Kaziranga Premiere League (KPL) was jointly organised by The Kaziranga Foundation, Jeep Safari Association of Kaziranga and Kohora Bozar Somitee. Read more »
Manas (Bodoland, Assam), May 1, 2014: Three orphaned Asiatic black bears cubs (Ursus thibetanus) were moved into the wild in Manas National Park, today. Read more »
Noted herpetologist Dr Bhupathy Subramaniam passes away
NOIDA, Friday, May 2, 2014: In a tragic turn of events, noted herpetologist Dr Bhupathy Subramaniam, 51, passed away while on a field trip to the Agasthyamalai hills on April 28, 2014. Read more »
Football to help spread awareness on Asian elephants in Manas
Kokrajhar, Assam, February 13, 2014: With the aim of spreading awareness on the plight of Asian elephants and the need for their conservation, IFAW-WTI in collaboration with the Forest Dept and BTC has organised a 3-day long football tournament. Read more »
Snakes get a new lease of life in Raipur
Raipur, February 23, 2014: Recounting the rescue and release of hundreds of snakes in the capital of Chhattisgarh, by Nova Nature Welfare Society as a part of a WTI Rapid Action Project supported by philanthropist Priyamvada Balaji. Read more »
Third sub-adult rhino shifted to Manas from Kaziranga
Manas, February 20, 2014: A sub-adult male rhino, Maju, was shifted today to a boma in Manas National Park from the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in Kaziranga. Read more »
Russian officials to undergo 10-day training in India to boost tiger conservation efforts
Panna TR, February 25, 2014: in a bid to boost tiger conservation efforts globally, IFAW-WTI in collaboration with the Global Tiger Forum is hosting two Russian forest officers in India under the ‘Tiger Watch Programme' from February 24-March 4. Read more »
Indian Mammals – A Field Guide by Vivek Menon
Indian Mammals- A Field Guide by Vivek Menon is an updated, profusely illustrated guide to more than 400 species of mammals of the Indian sub-continent. Read more »
Seventh family of hoolock gibbons successfully translocated
Dello, March 1, 2014: The Arunachal Pradesh Forest Department and the International Fund for Animal Welfare-Wildlife Trust of India team have captured and translocated to safety, seventh of the stranded gibbon families in Dello village to Mehao WLS. Read more »
Why you should never geo-tag your wildlife photos
When you geo-tag a photograph of wildlife especially of tigers, leopards, bears etc., you make the life of a poacher easier. By giving their locations you’re essentially helping reduce the gap between the hunter and the hunted. Read more »
