Rhino treated for injury in the wild

Kaziranga, Assam: An adult one horned rhino was treated for an injury today in Kaziranga National Park. "The rhino was sighted by Forest Department personnel this morning in the Burapahar range; they noticed the injury and… Read more ›

Assam authorities discuss WTI-recommendations to mitigate elephant deaths in train accidents

Guwahati (Assam): Senior officials of the Assam Forest Department, Northeast Frontier Railway and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), met yesterday at the Assam State Zoo to formulate strategies to mitigate elephant deaths in railway accidents in… Read more ›

2008 IUCN Red List surprise: Greater one-horned rhinos ‘not’ endangered

Delhi: The greater one-horned rhinoceros is no longer 'endangered', according to the 2008 IUCN Red List update. This, despite the fact that a single epidemic could wipe out about three quarters of the world's population which… Read more ›

Delhi High Court dismisses plea of shatoosh shawl trader

  New Delhi:The efforts to save the Tibetan Antelope got a boost yesterday when Delhi High Court dismissed the plea of a shahtoosh shawl trader to stay proceedings against him brought about on charges of possessing… Read more ›

IFAW helps Australia’s wildfire animal victims

Whittlesea (Australia): The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org ) has sent an Emergency Relief team to help wild and domestic animals affected by the devastating fires in Victoria, Australia. (more…) Read more ›

Tata Chemicals Limited pledges Rs 20 million

Ahmedabad (Gujarat): Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL), the Gujarat Forest Department and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) today joined hands to start a pioneering conservation project on whale shark and coral reefs. (more…) Read more ›

WTI-IFAW recommended Kashmir Pashmina GI awarded

Delhi: Ending two years of litigation the Kashmir Handmade Pashmina Promotion Trust (KHPPT) and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) on the one hand, and the Crafts Development Institute (CDI) and the Tahafuz, on the other,… Read more ›

Court dismisses wildlife trader’s appeal

Alipurduar (West Bengal): The Additional District Judge of Alipurduar, West Bengal, yesterday rejected the appeal of Ratiram Sharma, the notorious wildlife trader, upholding his conviction and sentence, announced by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alipurduar, on… Read more ›

Leopard cats being hand-raised at CWRC

Kaziranga (Assam): Two female leopard cats are being cared for at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), run by the International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI), near Kaziranga National… Read more ›

Czech convict jumps bail, escapes from India

Darjeeling (West Bengal): Emil Kucera, one of the two Czech nationals convicted in a case of biopiracy in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, less than two months ago, has jumped bail and fled from India. (more…) Read more ›