Western Hoolock Gibbon Pair Shifted from CWRC to Pre-release Site in Panbari Reserve Forest
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, February 27, 2017: A pair of western hoolock gibbons under long-term care at CWRC was shifted to a pre-selected acclimatisation site in the adjoining Panbari Reserve Forest on February 25. This is first step in the gibbons’ soft release protocol. Read more »
Sutrapada, Gujarat, February 22, 2017: A neonatal whale shark was rescued by a local fisherman in the coastal waters off the fishing village of Sutrapada on the morning of February 18. This self-documented rescue was the fifth encounter with whale shark pups recorded under the Whale Shark Conservation Project Read more »
First-hand Account: Capturing the Man-eater of Pilibhit
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, February 20, 2017: Nine days ago, a WTI Rapid Response Team assisted the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department in tranquilising and capturing a tiger that was declared a man-eater after having killed multiple people in the fringe areas of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve. Read more »
Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Bihar, February 21, 2017: WTI, in association with the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kanpur and the Bihar State Forest Department, has provided women from Done Valley, Valmiki Tiger Reserve, training in the weaving of handicrafts made from locally available moonj and kharai grasses. Read more »
Green Corridor Champions Root for ‘Right of Passage’ for Elephants in Assam
Kaziranga National Park, Assam, February 14, 2017: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and Elephant Family, in a joint venture with Duarbagori Cooperative Society Limited (DBCSL) have developed a cadre of local individuals called the Green Corridor Champions (GCC) Read more »
IFAW-WTI Conducts First-ever CDR Analysis Training for Wildlife Enforcement Officials in Bhutan
Gelephu, Bhutan, February 13, 2017: As part of the ongoing efforts to train, equip and boost the morale of forest department personnel in Bhutan, IFAW-WTI conducted a two-day technical workshop on Call Data Records (CDR) analysis for a select group of enforcement officials. Read more »
Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Odisha, February 13, 2017: A Wildlife Trust of India Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) unit rescued a Russell’s viper from a deep well in the Baripada Division of Similipal Biosphere Reserve (SBR) on February 11. Read more »
How Awareness Activities in Jaipur Aided Avian Conservation During the Festival of Makar Sankranti
Jaipur, Rajasthan, February 7, 2017: An increasing number of kites in the air during Makar Sankranti and a sharper than ever competitive edge in kite-fighting has turned areas in Rajasthan and Gujarat into killing fields for their bird populations. Read more »
CWRC MVS Team Chemically Restrains, Treats Injured Conflict Wild Buffalo
Tinsukia, Assam, February 6, 2017: AMobile Veterinary Service (MVS team) from IFAW-WTI’s Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) chemically immobilised and provided supportive treatment to an injured female wild buffalo at Hokunguri Tea Estate on February 4. Read more »
Kannur Kandal Project: Mangrove Awareness Camp Organised for Schoolchildren on World Wetlands Day
Kunhimangalam, Kerala, February 6, 2017: A one-day mangrove awareness camp was organised for schoolchildren on February 2, celebrated as World Wetlands Day to mark the signing of the Ramsar Convention on wetlands in 1971, at the WTI-Apollo Tyres Kannur Kandal (Mangrove Conservation) Project site in Kunhimangalam. Read more »
