IFAW-WTI Provides Ex-Gratia Support to Family of Temporary Staff Worker Who Died on Duty in Kanha
Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, April 29, 2017: IFAW-WTI has provided ex-gratia support of Rs 100,000 to the family of the late Pothi Ram Yadav, employed as Temporary Staff in Kanha Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh. Mr Yadav died due to electrocution while on duty in March this year. Read more »
IFAW-WTI Provides Ex-Gratia Support to Family of Forest Guard Killed on Duty in Kaziranga
Kaziranga National Park, April 22, 2017: IFAW-WTI has provided ex-gratia support of Rs 100,000 to the family of the late Mr Gautam Baruah, a forest guard killed on duty in the Western Forest Range (Bagori) of Kaziranga National Park. Read more »
OBITUARY: Mr Ratan Lal Yadav, Wild Buffalo Tracker
Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) mourns the passing of Mr Ratan Lal Yadav, employed by the Chhattisgarh Forest Department as a casual worker in Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary, on March 19, 2017 at the age of 55. Mr Yadav died on duty while tracking an adult male wild buffalo that charged and fatally injured him. Read more »
Mysuru, Karnataka, March 15, 2017: IFAW-WTI has provided ex-gratia support of Rs 100,000 to the family of 28-year-old Murigeppa Tammangol, a forest guard who was killed on duty on February 19 while trying to douse a forest fire that had broken out in Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Read more »
IFAW-WTI Conducts Workshop on Offence Report Writing for Frontline Staff in Manas National Park
Manas National Park, March 8, 2017: A seven-day special workshop on wildlife offense report writing was organised for frontline staff of Manas National Park by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) with support from the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) and Assam Forest Department Read more »
IFAW-WTI Conducts First-ever CDR Analysis Training for Wildlife Enforcement Officials in Bhutan
Gelephu, Bhutan, February 13, 2017: As part of the ongoing efforts to train, equip and boost the morale of forest department personnel in Bhutan, IFAW-WTI conducted a two-day technical workshop on Call Data Records (CDR) analysis for a select group of enforcement officials. Read more »
IFAW-WTI Conducts Wildlife Crime Prevention Training for Frontline Staff in Haa, Bhutan
Haa Dzongkhag, Bhutan, January 31, 2017: A Wildlife Crime Prevention training workshop for frontline staff of the Jigme Khesar Strict Nature Reserve and Haa Territorial Range was conducted yesterday in Haa, Bhutan Read more »
Bhowali, Nainital, January 25, 2017: The Uttarakhand Animal Welfare Board (UAWB) and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) last month organised a joint workshop to sensitise judges and prosecuting officers about animal protection laws and in particular, the Wild Life (Protection) Act of 1972. Read more »
IFAW-WTI Provides Ex-Gratia Support to Family of Deceased Kaziranga Forest Guard
Bokakhat, Assam, January 11, 2017: In a small ceremony held yesterday at the office of Dr Satyendra Singh, Director, Kaziranga National Park, a cheque of Rs 100,000 was handed over under IFAW-WTI’s ex-gratia scheme for frontline forest staff to Mrs Pranati Pathak Das, wife of the late Mr Thaneswar Das, a forest guard who had died last June. Read more »
Similipal Tiger Reserve September 23, 2016: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), working in partnership with the Forests & Environment Department, Government of Odisha, this morning commenced a three-day intensive training workshop at Similipal TR Read more »
