Securing the Kalapahar Daigurung elephant corridor
Silonijan (Karbi Anglong), September 13, 2012: One-fifth of the population of Asian elephants in India lives in Assam.The Kaziranga - Karbi Anglong Elephant Reserve in Central Assam is one of the state’s five elephant reserves. Read more ›
Against All Odds: Conservation during crisis
Manas (Assam), September 11, 2012: This August, a devastating flood made way for devastating bloodshed as ethnic communal riots broke out across Assam. Read more ›
Protecting tigers in Central India
Nagzira-Nawegaon (Maharashtra), September 10, 2012: India is home to 60% of the global tiger population with just 25% of the global tiger habitat. The Central Indian Tiger Landscape covers 35% of the forest areas of the states of Maharashtra, Madhy Read more ›
Whale Shark Conservation Project kicks off self documentation scheme
Sutrapada (Gujarat), August 31, 2012: Taking Whale Shark conservation in the state of Gujarat to the next level, a “self documentation scheme” was launched last week to ensure minimum stress to whale sharks by speeding up rescue operations. Read more ›
Hand raised tiger travels from Assam to Chhattisgarh
Kaziranga (Assam), August 31, 2012: A female tiger cub, hand-raised at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in Assam, is being moved to Nandan Zoo in Raipur, Chattisgarh today. Read more ›
Star tortoises back where they belong
Chennai, August 30, 2012: After seven months of intensive rehabilitation, 192 star tortoises were released back to the wild in four locations in the Satyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary, earlier this week. Read more ›
CWRC turns 10 : 1600 animals including rare tigers , rhinos , elephants rescued
Guwahati, Assam, August 27, 2012: Elephant calf injured in conflict with people, a rhino orphaned by poachers, a full-grown tiger in a well or a leopard in a house! These are four of 1600 animals and 166 species saved by the CWRC! Read more ›
CWRC at 10: Elephant calf reunited with its mother
Bokakhat (Assam), August 20, 2012: A wild elephant calf trapped in a ditch was reunited with its mother yesterday by the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) team assisting local authorities in Golaghat. Read more ›
Armed poacher apprehended in Manas
Manas Reserve Forest (Assam), August 7, 2012: An armed poacher who was apprehended inside Manas Reserve Forest, Bodoland Territorial Council, last month, is currently under custody, while two of his accomplices who escaped are still at large. Read more ›
‘Haathi Mere Saathi’ at All India Forest Sports Meet
Dehradun, December 21, 2011: Launching the drive to take ‘Gajah to Prajah’ for conservation and welfare of elephants in the country, an awareness programme was organised at the 19th All India Forest Sports Meet held last… Read more ›
