Stranded tigers get safe passage in Kaziranga
Kaziranga National Park, Assam, 13 July 2020: A joint team of Wildlife Trust of India, Kaziranga National Park (KNP) Forest Officials, State Police and civic administration were able to guide two stranded tigers back to the wild on two consecutive days. WTI team led by Dr. Shamshul Ali, WTI veterinarian, […] Read more »
Assam Floods push wildlife to seek shelter in village homes
Dibru Saikhowa National Park, Assam, 13 July 2020: The annual floods have hit Assam over this weekend and our wildlife rescue teams are on high alert. Rising waters push animals to higher reaches resulting in several mishaps that need veterinary intervention. Amongst the first flood rescues of this year, WTI’s […] Read more »
Launching Photography Contest to Celebrate Mangroves
Kunhimangalam, 7 July 2020: Shout out from the Kannur Kandal Project to all Photographers, both amateur and professionals who have experienced a mangrove ecosystem in India. In the run up to this year’s International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem on 26 July, WTI and its project partner Apollo Tyres Ltd […] Read more »
WTI disburses ex gratia to frontline forest staff families during lockdown
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, July 07, 2020: WTI has granted a sum of four lakhs to bereaved surviving families of four brave frontline forest staff who have fallen in the line of duty even while the country has been under stringent lockdown. We have stood by these brave men and women […] Read more »
Social Media helps Green Corridor Champion Stop Wildlife Crime in Tamil Nadu
Rajapalayam, June 23, 2020 Social media is a double edged sword but can be used to advantage to stop crime, as this case proves. Wildlife Trust of India’s Green Corridor Champion (GCC) in Tamil Nadu helped enforcement authorities apprehend criminals using popular video sharing apps in the Srivilliputhur – Saptur […] Read more »
Lockdown Helps Bodo Women go Vocal for Local Textiles
Manas National Park, June 18, 2020: While COVID-19 induced lockdown has adversely affected livelihoods across the country, a promising story has emerged from communities living on the fringes of Manas National Park. Falling back on the tradition of weaving, Bodo women trained by WTI and its partner IFAW have managed […] Read more »
Celebrating World Crocodile Day with 86 Gharial Hatchlings
Valmikinagar, Bihar, June 16 2020: In some great news shared by Wildlife Trust of India’s field biologist this World Crocodile Day, 86 newly hatched gharial were released into the Gandak river. These hatchlings emerged after successful incubation of 65-70 days from nests protected by community watchers deployed in the project. […] Read more »
Jungle cat kitten rescued and released by WTI team vets at Kaziranga
Kaziranga, 11 June 2020: In yet another successful rescue and release story, a severely dehydrated and stressed female jungle cat kitten which had been rescued from a household at Kathalgui village, Karbi Anglong district, in February this year was successfully released by WTI’s team from Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and […] Read more »
WTI Sends Help to Sundarbans in the Amphan Aftermath
Noida, NCR, 10 June 2020: Wildlife Trust of India with its institutional commitment to address wildlife emergencies provided essential relief in 24 Parganas (south) district of West Bengal that bore the brunt of the cyclone Amphan. The Sundarbans of West Bengal were severely affected by this super cyclone, with loss […] Read more »
Rescued Bear Cub goes back to the wild in Manas
Manas, Assam, 27 May 2020:A female bear cub rescued on 30 December 2019 went back to the wild on 15 May 2020, marking yet another rehabilitation success story for Asiatic black bears. The female bear cub was rescued from Salbari Village under Amteka Range of Chirang Division. The cub was […] Read more »
