IFAW-WTI Provides Ex-Gratia Support to Family of Forest Guard Who Died on Duty in Manas
Family members of the late Lankeswar Lahkar, a forest guard who died on duty in Manas National Park Manas National Park, February 14, 2018: IFAW-WTI has provided ex-gratia support of Rs 100,000 to the family of the late Lankeswar Lahkar, employed as a Forest Guard with the Department of Environment […] Read more »
Dudhwa National Park, Uttar Pradesh, February 12, 2018: ‘Where the Sarus Sings’, a documentary on sarus crane conservation initiatives effected in eastern Uttar Pradesh (UP) by Wildlife Trust of India was released by the Chief Minister of UP Shri Yogi Adityanath Read more »
Two Captive-born Wild Buffaloes Radio Collared and Released into Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve
Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary, Chhattisgarh, February 7, 2018: Working in collaboration with the Chhattisgarh Forest Department, WTI’s Central India Wild Buffalo Recovery Project team successfully deployed radio collars on two wild buffaloes last week. Read more »
From Panbari to Nichlaul to Kunhimangalam, WTI Celebrates World Wetlands Day with Students
February 5, 2018: WTI celebrated World Wetlands Day, held on February 2 to mark the signing of the Ramsar Convention on wetlands in 1971, with school and college students across a number Read more »
IFAW-WTI provides First-Aid Kits to Anti-Poaching Camps in Manas National Park
Through IFAW-WTI’s Greater Manas Conservation Fund, 66 first-aid kits and 20 anti-venom vials were handed over last month to HK Sarma, the Field Director of Manas National Park. Read more »
Two Orphaned Black Bear Cubs Rescued in Karbi Anglong and Brought to CWRC
CWRC, Assam, January 25, 2018: Two Asiatic black bear cubs, between one and two months old, were rescued and brought to CWRC on January 22. Read more »
Grain-for-Grain Relief Provided to Over 100 Families in Karbi Anglong
Karbi Anglong, Assam, January 24, 2018: Working in concert with the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), WTI yesterday organised a Grain-for-Grain Relief Programme for families affected by conflict with wild elephants. Read more »
WTI, DSWF Launch RoadWatch: An App to Monitor Wildlife Roadkills
New Delhi, January 23, 2018:Wildlife Trust of India and David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation have launched a mobile application called RoadWatch to help citizens report wildlife roadkills easily using their smartphones from anywhere in the country. Read more »
Western Assam MVS Helps Rehabilitate Two Himalayan Griffon Vultures Back to the Wild
Charaikhola, Bodoland Territorial Area District, January 17, 2018: Working in concert with the Assam Forest Department, IFAW-WTI’s Western Assam MVS unit successfully rehabilitated two rescued Himalayan Griffon vultures into the wild on January 10. Read more »
Adv. K Raju, the Hon’ble Minister for Forests, Govt. of Kerala, emphasised Right of Passage for elephants during his inaugural address Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala, January 11: The conservation of elephants is a multi-dimensional issue in India today, with intertwined elements such as habitat degradation, fragmentation of landscapes and increased human-elephant conflict […] Read more »
