The Whale Shark has its ‘day’ in Dwarka
By Sheren Shrestha Dwarka (Gujarat): Hundreds of school children and fishermen among other local people gathered today in the Sunset Point ground, Dwarka in the western Indian state of Gujarat, for a unique annual celebration –… Read more ›
Second phase of WSPA-WTI sloth bear campaign begins
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WTI documentary wins premier environment film award
New Delhi: ‘A Shawl to die for’ – a Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) film - won an award for Technical Excellence in Cinematography at the prestigious CMS Vatavaran 2009 film awards – India’s premier festival… Read more ›
Indo-Nepal authorities’ recommendations for effective wildlife enforcement in western border
Dharchula (Uttarakhand): Authorities who met at the wildlife enforcement and legal workshop last week in Dharchula, Uttarakhand, unanimously recommended institutionalization of cross border coordination and joint enforcement operations, among others, for effective wildlife trade control along… Read more ›
Lack of funds threaten critically-endangered Amur leopards in Russian Primorski region
Primorski (Russia): Despite being home to the Amur leopard – one of the world’s most endangered large cat species with just about 30-35 wild individuals remaining, Kedrovaya Pad Nature Reserve in the south-western Primorski region in… Read more ›
MoEF approves cheetah reintroduction roadmap preparation
New Delhi: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has given a go-ahead to draft a detailed roadmap for the Cheetah Reintroduction Project, proposed by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), and endorsed by wildlife experts… Read more ›
20 years since ivory trade ban, elephants still threatened by poaching, stockpile sales
Delhi: Despite ivory trade being banned 20 years ago, hundreds, if not thousands, of wild elephants continue to fall prey to poachers across their distribution range, each year. (more…) Read more ›
Leaving corridors for elephants
Wayanad (Kerala): “It has come to us like a blessing from God,” claims Kenchan, referring to a Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) initiative that has helped her family relocate from their old settlement in Wayanad Elephant… Read more ›
Whale Shark Day goes international
Delhi: August 30 has been declared as the International Whale Shark Day by the host of the Second International Whale Shark Conference, National Commission of Natural Protected Areas (CONANP), Mexico. (more…) Read more ›
Sansar Chand convicted in 15-year-old case
New Delhi: In a rare verdict convicting one of the country’s most infamous wildlife criminals, Sansar Chand was yesterday held guilty by a city court hearing a 15-year-old case of illegal possession of a leopard skin.… Read more ›
