Vivek Menon announces Tiger as the New Big 5
17 May 2021: The ‘Big 5’ is an old term used by trophy hunters in Africa for the five most prized and dangerous animals to shoot and kill: elephant, rhino, leopard, Cape buffalo and lion. The New Big 5 project has a better idea: to create a New Big 5 […] Read more »
Valmikinagar, Bihar, 10 February 2021 WTI’s Wildlife Crime Control Division (WCCD) recently conducted a wildlife crime prevention training for the frontline staff of the Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Bihar on 3rd – 5th February, 2021 Valmiki TR spanning 899 sq.km along the Indo-Nepal border in the West Champaran district of Bihar […] Read more »
Timely Rescue Call helps save vultures at Dhulijan village, Assam
Dhulijan, Assam, 31 January 2021: Seven Slender-billed and two white-backed vultures flew back to the wild last Sunday, 31st January in a small event organized by Wildlife Trust of India at Dhulijan village. These vultures were part of a larger mixed flock of vultures who were dropping off their perches […] Read more »
Wildlife Trust of India assists in major seizure in Jammu & Kashmir
Anantnag, Kashmir, 30 January 2021 In the early hour of last Saturday, 08 leopard pelts, 38 bear biles, 04 musk pods were recovered from Anantnag in multiple raids conducted by Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, Govt of India aided by Wildlife Trust of India’s Enforcement Division (WCCD). While, 05 Leopard pelts, […] Read more »
Fisherfolk felicitated for rescuing endangered whale shark in Kerala
Trivandrum, Kerala 8 January 2021 In an event held today, co-organised by the Kerala Forest Dept and the Wildlife Trust of India at Forest HQ, Trivandrum, fisherfolk who had rescued and released the endangered whale shark entangled in their fishing nets were felicitated with cash awards, appreciation letter and a […] Read more »
Garo Green Spine Project stakeholders conduct Cleanliness Drive on World Soil Day
Garo, Meghalaya, 24 December 2020 Wildlife Trust of India with the support of HCL Foundation in collaboration with the Garo Student Union (GSU), Southern Zone celebrated World Soil Day on the 5th of December 2020. On this day, a cleanliness drive was held in a stretch of six kilometres inside […] Read more »
WTI’s Vet on Wheels Team rescues stranded Sambar
Baripada, Odisha, 3 December 2020: On 23rd November 2020, an adult male sambar stuck in a water canal near Bangriposi forest range, Baripada forest division was rescued by WTI’s Vet on Wheels Team. The distressed animal was first spotted by the forest department staff at around 6:30 am in the […] Read more »
WTI grants ex gratia assistance to injured and fallen frontline forest staff in lockdown
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 03 November 2020: In July, we had reported on four unfortunate cases of frontline staff passing away while on duty, including Mr. Deepu Rana who fell to the bullets of timber mafia as he tried to stop them in Gwalior forest division. Frontline staff have been working […] Read more »
Wildlife Crime Prevention in Jammu &Kashmir
Jammu & Kashmir, March 21, 2020 Jammu & Kashmir is famous as paradise on earth and is the top most tourist destination of India. It is the northern most part of India and its greater part is situated in the Trans-Himalayan biogeographic region. Its consists of two major regions i.e., […] Read more »
Serendipity Wildlife Foundation conducts a Wildlife Crime Workshop at WTI HQ
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 13 March 2020: Last Saturday (7th of March) the Wildlife Trust of India’s HQ witnessed an interesting workshop on “Fighting Wildlife Crime with Forensics” by Ravi Perera, CEO, Serendipity Wildlife Foundation. The workshop was attended by WTI staff, law and enforcement officials from Wildlife Crime Control Bureau […] Read more »
