Vivek Menon wins the prestigious Whitley Award for the second time
Vivek Menon, Founder, Executive Director and CEO of Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), has been awarded, for the second time, the prestigious Whitley Continuation Funding Award on October 23, 2018. Read more »
Little Lesser Adjutant Stork Handraised at CWRC
A little birdie arrived from the north bank of Kaziranga National Park as a pretty hatchling. Now small black feathers in her wing are adding beauty to her. This has made caretakers at CWRC hopeful too. Read more »
The forest resources are under immense threat due to encroachment for the last three decades throughout the state of Assam and Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC). In such a situation, a firm step taken by the community, Forest department and NGOs has become a radical step for Chirang Reserve Forest Read more »
Sloth Bear Cub trapped in a snare, successfully rescued by WTI
WTI recently attended to a Sloth Bear Cub trapped in a snare in Swarnachuda Reserve Forest under Nilagiri Beat and Range under Balasore Division in Odisha. The issue was flagged by DFO, Balasore. WTI’s MVS-SBR team, along with Dr Piyush Soren, FVO immediately attended to the trapped bear cub. Read more »
One day workshop conducted for animal husbandry department vets by WTI’s Mobile Veterinary Service
The MVS unit operating in Similipal Biosphere Reserve in collaboration with Similipal Forest department, Government of Odisha, organized a one-day workshop titled “Detection, management, and control of infectious diseases on domestic animal-wildlife interface” at Baripada, Odisha. Read more »
WTI team helps reunite Lesser Whistling Duck family
It was a usual day for Dr Panjit Basumatary until a phone call stirred the atmosphere at the place he works. Dr Basumatary, Vet in Charge at Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) at Kaziranga, Assam was busy in his routine activities at the centre, Read more »
ERN response to cyclonic storm, TITLI
Very severe cyclonic storm, TITLI hit between Odisha and Andhra border on 10th October 2018. The storm along with scattered flooding affected many animals, chiefly the major roosting sites of Open-bill storks. Read more »
Gaj Yatra elephant story contest: And the winners are…
As a part of the Gaj Mahotsav celebrations, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) hosted a story writing contest centred around our National Heritage Animal-The Asian Elephant. The contest aimed to integrate writers with the ‘Gaj Yatra campaign’ which is one of our signature projects launched in partnership with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC). Read more »
Wildlife Week Celebration near “First Addition” to Manas National Park
As a part of the celebratory events held during Wildlife Week across the nation by Wildlife Trust of India, the first addition to Manas National Park marked its first wildlife week celebration. Facilitated by IFAW and WTI, the celebrations took place in Bishnupur, a village near the First Addition to Manas National Park. Read more »
Environment and Nature Quiz: An initiative of Kannur Kandal project
Wildlife Trust of India recently organised a quiz contest at Farook College, Calicut on 18 September 2018. The contest was a part of the Kannur Kandal project, focussing on the conservation of mangroves. Read more »
