Whale Shark Rescued and Released off Gujarat Coast
Sutrapada: History repeated itself when yet another whale shark that was trapped in fishing nets off the coast of Gujarat was rescued in a joint operation conducted by the Gujarat Forest Department and the Department of… Read more ›
Green Governance Award Lauds Corporate-NGO Partnership
Mumbai: Tata Chemicals has won the Green Governance Award 2005 for its project - Conservation of the Whale Shark. The award will be given by Dr. Manmohan Singh, Hon. Prime Minister of India on November 10,… Read more ›
“Right of passage,” a ready reckoner of elephant corridors
New Delhi: The book “Right of Passage,” a compilation of identified ‘corridors’ in ten elephant bearing states in the country was released today by the Hon’ble Union Minister for Environment & Forests (MoEF) Thiru A Raja… Read more ›
Workshop to sensitize officials on avian flu
Jalandhar: Fear of the deadly H5N1 virus that plagued most of Europe, Africa, and Asia in the last fortnight catalyzed a workshop organized by the Punjab Forest Department. The workshop trained NGOs and forest officials to… Read more ›
Manas set to revive its old shine
Manas: This December, Manas Wildlife Sanctuary in lower Assam will celebrate its centenary year with a host of activities both for the foreign as well as domestic tourists to experience wildlife in its habitats of a… Read more ›
Workshop on Wildlife Rehabilitation in New Delhi
New Delhi: In order to encourage wildlife rescue and rehabilitation efforts in a humane and scientific way, the Wild Rescue Program of the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) is organizing its fourth annual training workshop on… Read more ›
WTI Trustee Dr. R.Sukumar receives “The Khoshoo Memorial Award, 2004”
New Delhi: WTI Trustee Dr.R.Sukumar won the Inagural T.N.Khoshoo Memorial Award, 2004 in a glittering ceremony held at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. The award was instituted by the T.N.Memorial Endowment Fund. (more…) Read more ›
Wildlife traders held in Kangra
Kangra: A joint operation led by the Station House Officer (SHO) Shahpur of Himachal Pradesh Police and the Enforcement Division of Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) have resulted in the recovery of two bear biles, three… Read more ›
Chiru called Yingying, Olympic Mascot of Beijing
New Delhi: The Tibetan antelope, friendly Yingying is all set to shake hands with the world as one among five symbols chosen as the mascots of the Beijing Olympics. Conservationists at the Wildlife Trust of India… Read more ›
Morari Bapu launches ‘Save the Whale Shark’ campaign in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: A popular religious leader, wildlife conservation NGOs, the forest department and two major business corporations have come together in a unique partnership to protect an endangered species off the coast of Gujarat, the Whale Shark.… Read more ›
