When Assam Floods displace animals, humans step in to help
Kaziranga, August 23, 2019: Almost a month after the flood waters submerged 95 percent of Kaziranga National Park, the wildlife rescue centre we run near this UNESCO World Heritage Site has five new resident rhino calves. Rescued under various situations from swirling floodwaters or separated from their mothers, the rhino […] Read more »
Announcement of three Masters scholarships of INR 2 Lakhs each, in remembrance of Shri Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar Memorial Scholarships for Wildlife Law and Enforcement. Read more »
CWRC and Kaziranga Forest Authority Conduct Wildlife Crisis Management Orientation for SSB Personnel
WRC, Kaziranga National Park, February 21, 2018: An orientation session on wildlife rescue and rehabilitation was organised for personnel from the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) on February 17. Read more »
ERN Teams Providing Aid to Flood-affected Animals in West Bengal, Bihar and Assam
West Bengal, Bihar and Assam, August 29, 2017: As devastating monsoon floods rage across large parts of eastern and north-eastern India, IFAW-WTI have been working through their Emergency Relief Network (ERN) to help distressed animals, both wild and domestic. Read more »
Kaziranga Floods: CWRC MVS Team Rescues Another Rhino Calf
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, August 19, 2017: A CWRC MVS unit rescued a female rhino calf, approximately six to seven months old, from the Harmoti area of Kaziranga’s Bagori Range on August 17. Read more »
Kaziranga Floods: Another Displaced Rhino Calf Rescued and Admitted to CWRC
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, August 14, 2017: Working in concert with a Kaziranga Forest Rescue unit, a CWRC Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) team rescued a stranded female rhino calf from Na Jan, a flood affected village near the Bagori Range earlier today. Read more »
Four Displaced Rhino Calves Rescued from Floodwaters in Kaziranga and Brought to CWRC
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, August 13, 2017: Four rhino calves were rescued today and brought to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) as a second and more devastating wave of monsoon floods hit the iconic Kaziranga National Park. Read more »
Two Elephant Calves, Five Hog Deer Brought to CWRC as Second Wave of Floods Hits Kaziranga
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, August 13, 2017: As a second and more devastating wave of monsoon floods threatens the iconic Kaziranga National Park in Assam, CWRC has stepped up efforts to aid wildlife in distress. Read more »
Green Corridor Champions Ensure Right of Passage for Displaced Wildlife during Assam Floods
Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong Landscape, August 13, 2017: To ensure the safe passage of animals during the floods, teams of Green Corridor Champions, in coordination with the WTI-Elephant Family team and the Assam Forest Department, assisted by patrolling NH 37. Read more »
Displaced by Floodwaters in Kaziranga, Rhino Calf Brought to CWRC
CWRC, Assam, July 13, 2017: A male rhinoceros calf displaced by the monsoon floods was rescued by forest department staff and brought by a Mobile Veterinary Service team to CWRC for treatment and long-term care this afternoon. Read more »
