Poachers Surrender Arms and Wildlife Derivatives in Raimona National Park
Raimona National Park, Assam, 22 September 2021: While the Assam government’s bold decision to destroy rhino horn stockpiles was implemented in Bokakhat near Kaziranga, another conservation milestone was reached by the Bodoland Territorial Region in the… Read more ›
Assam government consigns the biggest stockpile of rhino horns to flames this World Rhino Day
Bokakhat, Assam, 22 September 2021: The biggest ever stockpile of rhino horns comprising 2479 rhino horns was consigned to flames by the Assam government in a massive public ceremony on World Rhino Day today. This event… Read more ›
WTI’s Founder and ED Vivek Menon elected to the IUCN Governing Council
Marseilles, 8 September 2021: Today the IUCN, the largest global union of conservation of nature voted at the World Conservation Congress in Marseilles to elect its new governing Council for 2021-25. Celebrating his election as a… Read more ›
Pesticide Dealers Pledge to Protect Vultures
25th August, 2021, Siliguri: The largest of Asian Gyps vultures, the Himalayan Griffons, have long been threatened by the use of certain drugs in cattle treatment and pesticides in agriculture farming. In most of India’s countryside,… Read more ›
Bodoland Recognises WTI and Partners for Bringing Back Manas
15 August 2021, Kokrajhar: On the occasion of the 75th year of Indian independence, the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) organized a felicitation ceremony to recognise all individuals and organizations that have played a role in the… Read more ›
Trampled Tiger : Death in an Elephant Corridor
18 August, Wayanad: In an incident that has left many flummoxed, a carcass of a young 10-year-old tigress was found in an elephant corridor in Wayanad. WTI’s Field Officer Shajan M A was part of the… Read more ›
Experts deliberate on the future of Mangrove Conservation in Kerala
26 July 2021, Kannur: International Mangrove Day was commemorated on July 26, by Wildlife Trust of India’s Kannur Kandal Project and Kerala Forest Department through a webinar to discuss the future of mangrove conservation in Kerala.… Read more ›
19 July 2021, Udalguri, Assam: Are birds responsible for Covid-19? More than a year into the worst outbreak of a Corona virus, the lethal second wave had thrown life out of gear and provided fuel to… Read more ›
Five bear cubs are growing up and growing wild
23 June 2021, Pakke Tiger Reserve: When two newborn female bear cubs were handed over to Dr. Panjit Basumatary on 12th February, 2021, it was love at first sight. Their eyes hadn’t yet opened but their… Read more ›
Raimona National Park Notified: Greater Manas gets more Protection
10 June 2021, Assam: On World Environment Day, the newly elected Chief Minister of the Government of Assam, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma declared two new National Parks, delighting conservationists and communities alike. The much awaited Gazette… Read more ›
