Jungle cat kitten rescued and released by WTI team vets at Kaziranga
Kaziranga, 11 June 2020: In yet another successful rescue and release story, a severely dehydrated and stressed female jungle cat kitten which had been rescued from a household at Kathalgui village, Karbi Anglong district, in February this year was successfully released by WTI’s team from Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and […] Read more »
WTI Sends Help to Sundarbans in the Amphan Aftermath
Noida, NCR, 10 June 2020: Wildlife Trust of India with its institutional commitment to address wildlife emergencies provided essential relief in 24 Parganas (south) district of West Bengal that bore the brunt of the cyclone Amphan. The Sundarbans of West Bengal were severely affected by this super cyclone, with loss […] Read more »
Rescued Bear Cub goes back to the wild in Manas
Manas, Assam, 27 May 2020:A female bear cub rescued on 30 December 2019 went back to the wild on 15 May 2020, marking yet another rehabilitation success story for Asiatic black bears. The female bear cub was rescued from Salbari Village under Amteka Range of Chirang Division. The cub was […] Read more »
Gharial released in Nepal travels all the way down to Hooghly.
New Delhi, 20 May 2020: A Gharial caught in fishing nets in the Hooghly near Rani Nagar Ghat of Nadia District in West Bengal sparked quite an interest among the fishermen and conservation biologists. Gharials are critically endangered with only about 650 adult individuals found in the wild in sparse […] Read more »
Hanging Fences Protect People and Elephants in Manas
Manas National Park, 7 May 2020: An effective solution to mitigate human elephant conflict was successfully tested and shows promise in Manas. Wildlife Trust of India’s team had installed 5 km of hanging fence along the Manas National Park boundary to keep elephants out of human inhabited areas. Conventional fences […] Read more »
Community Watchers Save Critically Endangered Gharial Nests
Valmikinagar, Bihar, April 24 2020 : Restrictions on movement during lockdown imposed due to Covid-19 have not affected WTI’s zeal and commitment to conservation action. When the biologist could not travel, mobile communication and local communities came to the rescue in our Gandak Gharial project, that resulted in saving 94 […] Read more »
WTI’s Veterinarian Reunites Kitten with Jungle Cat Mother
Doomdoma, Assam, 12 April 2020: Not all animal rescues need to be brought to the wildlife rescue centre. The happiest ending to the story of a displaced animal is to find its mother. Wildlife Trust of India’s (WTI) Mobile Veterinary Service reunited a jungle cat kitten with its mother, all […] Read more »
WTI assists in Wild Buffalo translocation to Chhattisgarh
Barnawapara, 23 April 2020: In a meticulously planned and historic operation, the Chhattisgarh forest department has with the active support of the Wildlife Trust of India translocated two wild buffaloes – one male and one female, from Manas National Park in Assam to the Conservation Breeding Centre in Barnawapara, about […] Read more »
WTI Team Treats Poisoned Vultures
Kaziranga, 24 April 2020:Wildlife Trust of India’s veterinarians are currently nursing eleven vultures afflicted by secondary poisoning from Sibsagar district of Assam. These vultures were spotted at Dichagmukh area, suspected to have fed on a poisoned animal carcass on the banks of Brahmaputra of which 19 birds were already dead. […] Read more »
Month Old Rhino Calf Rescued Near Kaziranga
Deopani, Kaziranga National Park, 19 April 2020: A month old male rhino calf, separated from its mother was rescued by Wildlife Trust of India’s veterinary team from the Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) near Kaziranga. The forest staff of west Bandardubi forest camp (Kaziranga National Park) were the […] Read more »
