Supreme Court orders immediate ban on shahtoosh weaving
New Delhi: In the Shahtoosh case, Ashok Kumar vs. State of J & K and others, the Supreme Court today held that the production of Shahtoosh shawls and the continuance of the trade in the state… Read more ›
VRP Trains Forest Staff in Shivalik Elephant Reserve
Uttaranchal: In a move to sensitize and empower the forest staff of Shivalik elephant reserve, a training programme on wildlife crime prevention and law was organized from 13th July to 3rd August in Uttaranchal by the… Read more ›
Health camp for captive elephants in Sonpur
Sonpur: For the fifth consecutive year, a health camp for captive elephants was organized by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in partnership with the Bihar Forest Department at Sonpur in Bihar. Between 12th and 16th… Read more ›
Accused in Seizure Case Withdraw Bail Application
New Delhi: Wildlife Trust of India's (WTI) legal counsel Saurabh Sharma reports that the bail applications of the three accused in a massive seizure of skins of endangered animals in North Delhi on the 6th April… Read more ›
CBI cracks down on shahtoosh traders
New Delhi: Yet another meticulously planned sting-operation conducted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and assisted by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and the Japan Wildlife Conservation Society (JWCS), led to the recovery of… Read more ›
New Delhi: An investigation by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) in the illegal wildlife trade carried out through the internet revealed that large quantities of wildlife products and live animals are being traded illegally… Read more ›
Bear Cub from Assam at Home in Arunachal Pradesh
Guwahati: A first ever inter-state transit of an infant bear cub from Guwahati state zoo in Assam to Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (CBRC) in Arunachal Pradesh is a pioneering step forward for conservation of… Read more ›
Leh: The Wildlife Trust of India(WTI) and the Department of Wildlife Protection, Jammu and Kashmir join hands once again to conduct a survey on the endangered Tibetan antelope popularly called the chiru. The survey on the… Read more ›
The Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (CBRC) in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh successfully released a rehabilitated bear back to the wild. Dr.Murali Pai recounts the experience and the exhilaration of seeing the… Read more ›
Insurance Cover of the Deceased Brings Relief to his Family
Kaziranga: Little did his family of four realize, when Patiram Das who worked as a forest guard in Kaziranga National Park (KNP), died in a road accident on 24th February 2005 that his life was insured… Read more ›
