Wildlife Trust of India(WTI) adds a new dimension to International Tiger Day Celebrations with a national release of a human-tiger conflict mitigation film called ‘Kinara’

Wildlife Trust of India, ED & CEO, Vivek Menon said “Continuing our effort for holistic conservation action, we celebrate the new tiger census numbers of 2976 with a commitment to manage the emerging issues of tiger conservation, that of habitat degradation and human-tiger conflict. On International Tiger Day, I use the opportunity to announce the release of an animation movie, “Kinara” made by WTI that deals with human-tiger conflict.” This film is to be shared by Sri Prakash Javdekar, Hon'ble Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Minister of Information and Broadcasting with officials at a function within the Ministry to celebrate International Tiger Day. Read more »

International Mangrove Day Celebration in Kerala

Trivandrum, Kerala, July 29, 2019: The UNESCO mandated ‘International Day for the conservation of the mangrove ecosystems’ is celebrated every year on 26July 26. This year International Mangrove Day is indeed a milestone for mangrove conservation in Kerala since the Forest Minister of the state proposed to create a mangrove cell […] Read more »

Regional Consultative Workshop in the Eastern-Central Landscape on elephant passages and solutions to mitigate Human-Elephant Conflict

Raipur, Chattisgarh, July 18, 2019 : Owing to increased instances of human-elephant conflict, the Ministry of Environment Forests & Climate Change (MoEFCC) in the 14th Steering Committee Meeting of the Project Elephant Division last year, had decided to hold four regional workshops on “Right of Passage to Elephants to mitigate […] Read more »

Rhino calves rescued in Assam Floods

Flood waters separate young rhinos from their mothers.  Exhausted and unable to keep up in swirling currents, they land up in backyards of inundated homes, looking for some high ground to lay their tired feet on. Calves below two years of age are brought to the IFAW-WTI wildlife rescue centre […] Read more »

Tiger caught sleeping on bed in Assam home after fleeing the Kaziranga Floods

Kaziranga, Assam, July 19, 2019 : Floodwaters bring in the most unlikely guests. This time it was a tiger at a house in Harmouti in the Kohora range, relaxing on a bed. The IFAW-WTI- Assam Forest Department teams initially considered tranquilising the tiger but finally decided to give it a safe […] Read more »

Cut the net, let them swim

July 18, 2019 : 14th July is celebrated as Shark awareness day around the globe and aims to spread awareness on different species of sharks and their relevance to the ocean & humans at large. Sharks play an essential role in the world’s oceans ecosystems by maintaining a healthy balance […] Read more »

Alternative Livelihood Training on Pisciculture at USTR

Udantai Sitanadi Tiger Reserve, Chattisgarh, July 12, 2019 : The state of Chhattisgarh accounts for more than 42% of the forest cover in our country. However, it is being highly threatened by habitat degradation from a variety of anthropogenic pressures. Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve (USTR) has rich forest cover and […] Read more »

Collaboration for Conservation

Thimpu, Bhutan , July 15, 2019 : The benefits of having trained and equipped staff on the ground were seen when an Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) whose head was stuck in a kettle was rescued from a monastery in Bhutan last month. Yet another black bear was rescued from […] Read more »

Guarding the rainforests of the sea by Coastal Schools in Mithapur

Mithapur, Gujarat, July 12, 2019:  Often called as rainforest of the sea, although coral reefs cover meagre 1% of the ocean floor, have a huge effect on the health of the rest of the world. Healthy corals equate to a healthy ocean. But for these corals to replenish and flourish […] Read more »

Adobe rejuvenates itself on a birding tour with WTI

5th July 2019, Adobe India initiated a nature trail for their team of volunteers in partnership with Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Group of 45 enthusiastic volunteers from Adobe India were a part of this green initiative at Okhla Bird Sanctuary with birding guides, naturalists and other officials from Wildlife […] Read more »