Elephant calf stuck in mud pit rescued and reunited with mother
Kaziranga (Assam): A wild elephant calf, stuck in a mud pit at a tea garden near Kaziranga National Park in Assam, was rescued and reunited with its mother, by the Assam Forest Department in an effort… Read more ›
IFAW-WTI return three hand-raised bears to the wild in Assam
Manas National Park (Assam): Three orphaned Asiatic black bears, hand-raised by the IFAW-WTI (International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India), have been returned to the wild in Manas National Park, Assam, following… Read more ›
British MP calls for change in environment conservation approaches
New Delhi: British Conservative MP and Shadow Environment Secretary, Nick Herbert, has stressed on the need for a change in the approach to save the earth’s ecosystems ‘worth trillions of pounds’. (more…) Read more ›
Leonardo DiCaprio kicks off IFAW’s Animal Action Week (October 4-10, 2009)
Yarmouth Port (USA): Leonardo DiCaprio and IFAW (the International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) today announced the start of Animal Action Week, one of the world’s largest environmental education programmes spread across a number of… Read more ›
Blackbuck killed by poachers; manhunt on
Jodhpur (Rajasthan): A blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) was shot dead by poachers in the outskirts of Rawar village in Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, yesterday. A case has been filed against two accused persons - residents of a nearby… Read more ›
Otter rescued from a fishing net near Manas Tiger Reserve
Manas (Assam): An Asian small clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea) caught in a fishing net was successfully rescued and released back into the wild in Manas Tiger Reserve by the Assam Forest Department and International Fund for… Read more ›
Wildlife rehabilitation transit camp to be set up in Bodoland
Kokrajhar (Assam): In a move to facilitate wildlife rehabilitation in Bodoland, the local government and the Forest Department have finalised setting up of a transit camp to temporarily house displaced wild animals. The camp will have… Read more ›
Awareness to fight sloth bear trade
Delhi: 'Bhalu bachao!' yell the children of Taravada village near Rairakol in Sambalpur, Orissa. They have gathered to watch a street play put together by local villagers with the help of Wildlife Trust of India (WTI)… Read more ›
Release site identified for rehabilitation of hand-raised clouded leopard cubs
Kokrajhar (Assam): Two rare clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) cubs being hand-raised by Bodoland Territorial Council - International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (BTC-IFAW-WTI) will soon be moved to Kachugaon Forest Division, Assam,… Read more ›
Hearings resumed in Pataudi’s blackbuck hunting case
Faridabad (Haryana): The Haryana environment court today resumed hearings in the criminal case against Mansur Ali Khan, also known as the Nawab of Pataudi and others for allegedly hunting a blackbuck in June 2005. This is… Read more ›
