Gir Somnath District, Gujarat, August 31, 2017: WTI, working in concert with the Gujarat Forest Department and with the support of Tata Chemicals Ltd and the Saurashtra fishing community, organised a celebratory event at Somnath on the occasion of International Whale Shark Day. Read more »
Shopian District, Jammu & Kashmir, August 31, 2017: Working in collaboration with the Department of Wildlife Protection (J&K), Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) organised a day-long wildlife awareness event for schoolchildren in Hirpora yesterday. Read more »
Cochin, August 30, 2017: WTI and Cochin Shipyard Ltd have announced the launch of a massive awareness campaign targeted at coastal communities and aimed at securing a safer future for whale sharks off the coasts of Kerala and Lakshadweep. Read more »
ERN Teams Providing Aid to Flood-affected Animals in West Bengal, Bihar and Assam
West Bengal, Bihar and Assam, August 29, 2017: As devastating monsoon floods rage across large parts of eastern and north-eastern India, IFAW-WTI have been working through their Emergency Relief Network (ERN) to help distressed animals, both wild and domestic. Read more »
WTI to Extend Legal Assistance to Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, August 27, 2017: As part of its multi-pronged approach to battling wildlife crime, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) will, as per an MoU signed on June 31, will now provide legal assistance to Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve. Read more »
Temple Tiger Team Organises Livestock Health Camps in Villages near MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary
MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka, August 24, 2017: The MVS unit established by WTI under its Temple Tiger Project organised livestock health camps in the villages of Dinahalli and Sathyamangala, located on the fringes of Karnataka’s MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, last week. Read more »
Three Rescued Bear Cubs Shifted to Acclimatisation Site in Pakke for Eventual Wild Rehabilitation
Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, August 23, 2017: Three orphaned Asiatic black bear cubs that are being hand-raised at CBRC have been shifted to a pre-release site at Doimukh in the Khari Pong area of Pakke. Read more »
Kaziranga Floods: CWRC MVS Team Rescues Another Rhino Calf
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, August 19, 2017: A CWRC MVS unit rescued a female rhino calf, approximately six to seven months old, from the Harmoti area of Kaziranga’s Bagori Range on August 17. Read more »
Whale Shark Project Tableau Awarded 2nd Prize in Independence Day Celebrations at Sutrapada
Gir Somnath District, Gujarat, August 18, 2017: As part of the celebrations to mark India’s 71st Independence Day on August 15, the Gir Somnath District Administration organised an event at Sutrapada, a prominent fishing village on the Gujarat coast. Read more »
Kaziranga Floods: Another Displaced Rhino Calf Rescued and Admitted to CWRC
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, August 14, 2017: Working in concert with a Kaziranga Forest Rescue unit, a CWRC Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) team rescued a stranded female rhino calf from Na Jan, a flood affected village near the Bagori Range earlier today. Read more »
