Wildlife Trust of India equips frontline forest staff in biodiversity hotspots, Kerala
Munnar, Kerala, 20 Oct 2020: Essential work kits comprising a rain jacket, backpack, field shoes, sleeping bag, torch (flashlight) and a first aid kit were handed over to frontline forest staff of Eravikulam National Park and Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary by Shri James Zacharias Sr. Advisor, WTI in the presence of […] Read more »
Triple Recognition and Felicitations from Assam Forest Department to Crown Wildlife Week 2020
Guwahati, 7 October 2020: In a triple recognition for our commitment to saving wildlife, the Assam government awarded three felicitations to Wildlife Trust of India’s project and people for their exemplary services to save Assam’s natural heritage. At the concluding function of the 66th Wildlife Week organised by Assam Forest Department […] Read more »
Rescued Bear Cubs in Pakke Rehab Centre get ready to be released back in the Wild
Pakke, Arunachal Pradesh, 6 October 2020: The distressed bear cubs rescued by IFAW-WTI-Arunachal Pradesh Forest Team and brought to the Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (CBRC) in August have recovered well since their rescue and have bonded together as well. The two cubs, Loki, rescued from Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh […] Read more »
Flood rescued rhino calf recovers at WTI-IFAW-AFD Rescue Centre, Kaziranga
Kaziranga National Park, 31 Aug 2020: Post successful wildlife rescues during the Assam floods, Wildlife Trust of India’s Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation with the support of IFAW and Assam Forest Department is now a crèche of seven rhino calves. While the newest entrant remains under close observation of […] Read more »
Celebrating the Whale Shark: The World’s Largest Fish
Noida, 28 August 2020: Stakeholders from across the world came together at an online event to commemorate International Whale Shark Day that falls on 30 August. Sixteen years after pioneering a deep dive into whale shark conservation, Wildlife Trust of India and their partner Tata Chemicals Limited have much to […] Read more »
Rapid Action Project Addresses Illegal Trapping of Birds in Bhopal
Bhopal, 19 August 2020: A Rapid Action Project (RAP) grant from WTI to Mr Rajesh Kumar Shan, a Bhopal based research scholar helped mitigate illegal bird trapping in Bhoj Wetland. A Ramsar site that is a habitat for resident and migratory birds, Bhoj Wetland comprises the Upper and Lower Lakes […] Read more »
Kochi, Trivandrum, New Delhi, 11 August 2020: On the eve of World Elephant Day, Wildlife Trust of India released their Conservation Action Report on securing the Thirunelli – Kudrakote elephant corridor in an online event graced by Chief Guests Shri Soumitra Dasgupta (IFS), Addl. DG (Wildlife), Ministry of Environment, Forest […] Read more »
Forest Minister of Kerala Launches Poster to Mark International Mangrove Day
Kannur, 24th July 2020: Embracing the new normal of online events during COVID times, Wildlife Trust of India celebrated International Day for the Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem with the Kerala Forest Department today by releasing an eye-catching poster commissioned by WTI. The poster illustrates the protection mangroves provide to the […] Read more »
WTI-IFAW-Assam Forest Department team rescues flood swept elephant in Assam
Dakhalaghat, 17 July 2020: In a very challenging flood rescue this month, WTI – IFAW and Assam State Forest Department team, captured an injured and distressed female elephant from a village and released her back to the wild. The first reports of this adult elephant swimming downstream in Brahmaputra from […] Read more »
WTI-IFAW-AFD Team Captures Tigress from a House
Kaziranga, 15 July 2020: What happens when a tigress comes calling at midnight, trying to escape the floodwaters? If it’s Kaziranga, and the house of Prabin Bora, the tigress stays overnight and the owners stay calm until expert help arrives. In a 28 hour operation, a sub-adult female tigress (approx […] Read more »
