CWRC Celebrates World Wildlife Day with Awareness Programme for Schoolchildren
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, March 3, 2018: In celebration of the UN mandated World Wildlife Day, the field team at CWRC organised an awareness programme for students of the nearby Panbari Model Village earlier today. Read more »
WTI Holds Training Workshops for Frontline Staff, PRTs in Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
Maharashtra, March 2, 2018: In partnership with the Maharashtra Forest Department and the Japan Tiger and Elephant Fund (JTEF), WTI recently organised two training workshops to mitigate human-tiger conflict around Tipeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary Read more »
Rescued in Separate Incidents, Two Hog Badgers Currently Under Care at CWRC
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, February 27, 2018: Two adult hog badgers, a male and a female, were rescued in separate incidents and admitted to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation earlier this month. Read more »
WTI Monitors Migratory Movement of Satellite-tagged Whale Shark for over 100 Days
An interactive trail map showing the whale shark’s migratory path. (Use the controls on the map to play/pause or zoom in/out.) Sutrapada, Gujarat, February 27, 2017: The migratory path of a male whale shark that had been satellite-tagged off the Saurashtra coast in November 2017 under the Whale Shark Conservation […] Read more »
WTI’s Sarus Crane Conservation Project Implementer Awarded ‘Prakriti Ratna’
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, February 24, 2018: A feather in the cap of Wildlife Trust of India’s Sarus Crane Conservation Project team in eastern Uttar Pradesh as Arshad Hussain, Assistant Manager and point person for the project's on-ground operations ‘was awarded the ‘Prakriti Ratna’. Read more »
CBRC Celebrates International Save Bears Day With Schoolchildren
Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, February 22, 2018: An awareness and sensitisation programme on bears and their ecological importance was organised at CBRC on the occasion of ‘International Save Bears Day’ yesterday. Read more »
Community-oriented Conservation in Focus as UNEP Team Visits WTI Project Site in Maharashtra
Gothangaon, Maharashtra, February 22, 2018: A team from UNEP, led by its Executive Director Erik Solheim and Country Head (India) Atul Bagai, accompanied WTI Executive Director & CEO Vivek Menon to Gothangaon, a village near Maharashtra’s Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary yesterday afternoon. Read more »
CWRC and Kaziranga Forest Authority Conduct Wildlife Crisis Management Orientation for SSB Personnel
WRC, Kaziranga National Park, February 21, 2018: An orientation session on wildlife rescue and rehabilitation was organised for personnel from the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) on February 17. Read more »
New Delhi, February 20, 2018: Committing to collaborate across a range of initiatives aimed at protecting India’s natural heritage and specifically its National Heritage Animal, the Asian elephant, UN Environment (UNEP) and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) have signed a Letter of Intent. Read more »
Noida, NCR, February 18, 2018: The Shriram Millennium School’s commitment to the environment shone through as its annual sports events were dedicated to the cause of protecting the elephant, India’s National Heritage Animal. Read more »
