Gharial released in Nepal travels all the way down to Hooghly.
New Delhi, 20 May 2020: A Gharial caught in fishing nets in the Hooghly near Rani Nagar Ghat of Nadia District in West Bengal sparked quite an interest among the fishermen and conservation biologists. Gharials are critically endangered with only about 650 adult individuals found in the wild in sparse […] Read more »
Hanging Fences Protect People and Elephants in Manas
Manas National Park, 7 May 2020: An effective solution to mitigate human elephant conflict was successfully tested and shows promise in Manas. Wildlife Trust of India’s team had installed 5 km of hanging fence along the Manas National Park boundary to keep elephants out of human inhabited areas. Conventional fences […] Read more »
Community Watchers Save Critically Endangered Gharial Nests
Valmikinagar, Bihar, April 24 2020 : Restrictions on movement during lockdown imposed due to Covid-19 have not affected WTI’s zeal and commitment to conservation action. When the biologist could not travel, mobile communication and local communities came to the rescue in our Gandak Gharial project, that resulted in saving 94 […] Read more »
WTI’s Veterinarian Reunites Kitten with Jungle Cat Mother
Doomdoma, Assam, 12 April 2020: Not all animal rescues need to be brought to the wildlife rescue centre. The happiest ending to the story of a displaced animal is to find its mother. Wildlife Trust of India’s (WTI) Mobile Veterinary Service reunited a jungle cat kitten with its mother, all […] Read more »
WTI assists in Wild Buffalo translocation to Chhattisgarh
Barnawapara, 23 April 2020: In a meticulously planned and historic operation, the Chhattisgarh forest department has with the active support of the Wildlife Trust of India translocated two wild buffaloes – one male and one female, from Manas National Park in Assam to the Conservation Breeding Centre in Barnawapara, about […] Read more »
WTI Team Treats Poisoned Vultures
Kaziranga, 24 April 2020:Wildlife Trust of India’s veterinarians are currently nursing eleven vultures afflicted by secondary poisoning from Sibsagar district of Assam. These vultures were spotted at Dichagmukh area, suspected to have fed on a poisoned animal carcass on the banks of Brahmaputra of which 19 birds were already dead. […] Read more »
Month Old Rhino Calf Rescued Near Kaziranga
Deopani, Kaziranga National Park, 19 April 2020: A month old male rhino calf, separated from its mother was rescued by Wildlife Trust of India’s veterinary team from the Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) near Kaziranga. The forest staff of west Bandardubi forest camp (Kaziranga National Park) were the […] Read more »
Dibrugarh, 8 April 2020: This successful case of timely veterinary intervention and dedicated care enabled an injured leopard recover and return to the wild during the nationwide lockdown. These narrow and deep trenches are dug and maintained in tea estates as rainwater drainage. Our MVS Team carefully lifted the injured […] Read more »
WTI team Successfully Mitigates Conflict with Tiger in Terai
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, 6 April 2020:In a successful attempt at defusing a critical conflict situation in which a tiger had killed two persons on 3 April, our Rapid Response Team of veterinarian, social scientist and biologist swung into action. Within a few hours, the veterinarian managed to tranquilise and capture […] Read more »
Wild Elephant Treated Ex Situ by WTI Veterinarian
Golaghat, Assam, 31 March 2020: Residents around Bijuli Reserve Forest were greatly concerned about the presence of a wild elephant in the vicinity, especially during the nationwide lockdown when people were supposed to remain at home. Wildlife veterinarian Samshul Ali from the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) attended […] Read more »
