Found Alone in East Karbi Anglong, Male Elephant Calf Admitted to CWRC
CWRC, Assam, March 27, 2018: A male elephant calf, about five to six months old, was admitted to CWRC on March 23 after it was discovered alone near Lahorijan in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam. Read more »
IFAW-WTI Organises Wall Painting Event and Conservation Awareness Workshop for Students near Manas
Howly, Assam, March 24, 2018: Working in collaboration with the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), IFAW-WTI organised a wildlife conservation and biodiversity-themed workshop and wall painting programme in the town of Howly in Assam’s Barpeta district yesterday. About 250 students from DIET as well as ten schools across […] Read more »
Gondia, Maharashtra, March 24, 2018: In celebration of World Water Day on March 22, Wildlife Trust of India’s (WTI) Vidarbha Tiger Project team organised a street play performance in Shenda village in the Nagzira-Navegaon Tiger Reserve (NNTR) Corridor. Read more »
Mainpur, Chhattisgarh, March 23, 2018: In celebration of the International Day of Forests on March 21 – mandated by the United Nations as a day to raise awareness about the importance of all types of woodlands and trees, and celebrate the ways in which they sustain and protect us – […] Read more »
Manas National Park, Assam, March 21, 2018: Six orphaned female elephant calves that had been hand-raised at CWRC; the wildlife rescue, treatment and rehabilitation facility jointly run by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and the Assam Forest Department near Kaziranga National Park – have been translocated to Manas National Park, where they will be acclimatised and eventually rehabilitated back to the wild. . Read more »
Assam Forest Department, CWRC MVS Team Rescue Leopard Trapped in Conflict Situation
Bokakhat, Assam, March 14, 2018: Personnel from the Eastern Assam Wildlife Division and CWRC rescued a sub-adult male leopard from a conflict situation in a joint operation conducted this morning in Bokakhat. Read more »
Finals of the Markhor Cricket Tournament Held in Baramulla, J&K
Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir, March 11, 2018: Working in collaboration with the Department of Wildlife Protection (J&K), Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) organised the finals of the ‘Markhor Cricket Tournament’ on March 10. Read more »
WTI Assists UP Forest Department in Releasing Conflict Tiger Back into the Wild
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, March 9, 2018: A young male tiger that had been captured by the UP Forest Department four days ago was released back into the wild this morning, in an operation orchestrated by the forest department with the assistance of WTI and WWF-India. Read more »
UPDATE: Rescued Male & Female Hog Badgers Rehabilitated into the Wild
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, March 7, 2018: Last month, two adult hog badgers, a male and a female, had been rescued in separate incidents and admitted to CWRC. Now, both animals have been released into the wild. Read more »
CONDOLENCE: S Manikandan (IFS), Conservator of Forests and Director, Nagarhole Tiger Reserve
Nagarhole Tiger Reserve, Karnataka, March 3, 2018 Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) mourns the passing of S Manikandan (IFS), Conservator of Forests and Director, Nagarhole Tiger Reserve, who died in tragic circumstances at the age of 46 while on duty earlier today. Shri Manikandan suffered fatal injuries in an attack […] Read more »
