The Whale Shark Campaign reaches Lakshadweep
Kavaratti, 9 October 2019: After the resounding success of turning hunters to protectors of the whale shark in Gujarat coupled with science that put spotlight on the whale sharkas a key species, Wildlife Trust of India launched its campaign in the islands of Lakshadweep. WTI along with the Department of […] Read more »
WTI Celebrates Wildlife Week across India
WTI celebrated Wildlife Week from 2 to 8 October across key projects in India. Various activities that focused on the need to save India’s natural heritage were organised in collaboration with local organisations, forest departments, educational institutions and communities. Meghalaya This year marked the first ever Wildlife Week […] Read more »
A Better Way for a Sustainable Future
Gondia, 30 August 2019: The simplest of solutions can go a long way to add value to people’s lives and save the environment. A better method of collection of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) and value addition by turning it into a marketable product is expected to help communities co-exist with […] Read more »
Street Play Dwi Takes a Bow with Policy Makers Pledging to Ban Plastic in Manas
4 October 2019, Manas National Park: Victory is sweeter when school children play a pivotal role in conservation action. Implementing the ban on plastic was an apt culmination of Wildlife Week 2019 in this UNESCO World Heritage Site thanks to the sustained efforts of team IFAW-WTI supported by the Bodoland […] Read more »
Chhattisgarh’s State animal on a special postal cover
Raipur, 8 October 2019: The Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Shri Bhupesh Baghel released a special cover on the Wild Buffalo, the state animal at the CM Office today. The commemoration of the state animal is a key milestone for the ongoing campaign conducted by Wildlife Trust of India along with […] Read more »
Baghon ki Kahani, Munna ki Zubani
Bhopal, 1 October 2019 : Munna the iconic tiger from Kanha reached young children through an illustrated book released at Van Vihar today. This handy little edition is full of coloured photos of tigers in their natural environment and caricature illustrations and is produced by the Madhya Pradesh Tiger Foundation […] Read more »
26th September 2019, Keonjhar, Odisha : Earlier in July, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) signed a Letter of Agreement with the Keonjhar Forest Division, Odisha to establish and operate a Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) unit in Keonjhar, to attend to wildlife emergencies originating from the region. After establishing a successful model […] Read more »
Ex Gratia Assistance to the Front Line Staff
September 25, 2019 : India’s forests and wildlife are protected across the country by frontline forest staff but not without sacrifices. Sacrifices of life and limb are a way of life for these frontline warriors. Attacks by wild animals, confrontations with poachers and accidents on duty result in serious injuries […] Read more »
Communities gear up to handle carnivore conflict in Pilibhit
Pilibhit, 22 September 2019: The upcoming harvest season for sugarcane will see a large number of people working in fields that are also preferred refuges of wild carnivores in the Terai region of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Increasing instances of wildlife caught in conflict in human dominated areas […] Read more »
Watch your Catch! Fisherwomen bring a change
Sundarbans, 22 September 2019: Sixty women from three islands in this unique ecosystem managed to release 92,000 prawn associated fauna back into the estuarine environment. Species of fishes, squids, snails, crabs snakes etc. that would have otherwise perished as bycatch were safely put back into the waters thanks to a […] Read more »
