WTI holds Workshop on Impact of Linear Intrusions on Wildlife and the Way Forward
Coimbatore, September 29, 2015: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), in partnership with OSAI, organised a one day consultative meeting on the impact of linear intrusions on wildlife in Western Ghats. The meeting was held in Coimbatore and attended by officials from Kerala Forest Department, Tamil Nadu Forest Department, Tamil Nadu […] Read more »
Ivory trade kingpin nabbed at Delhi
Investigation team examining the artefacts inside kingpin Umesh’Aggrawal’s house Delhi, 2 October, 2015: In a carefully planned operation, a kingpin of the ivory trade was apprehended by an enforcement team comprising the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and Kerala forest officials during an early morning operation at Delhi today. The […] Read more »
IFAW-WTI Celebrates Wildlife Week in Assam with Children
Bokakhat/Guwahati, October 7, 2015: Celebrating the Wildlife Week,IFAW-WTI organised various fun filled activities for school students in Assam to raise awareness about wildlife conservation. Read more »
Rarely Seen Hog Badger Rescued and Released Back to Wild
Kaziranga, September 27, 2015: IFAW-WTI run CWRC recently rescued a rare hog badger from human habitation and released it back into the wild with crucial support from Assam Forest Department. Read more »
Second Edition of Elephant Cup Kicked Off at Karbi Anglong
Koilamati, October 7, 2015: WTI in partnership with Japan Tiger and Elephant Fund, Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council and Assam Forest Department has organised the Elephant Cup Football tournament for the second consecutive year. Read more »
Roar of the Tiger in Tezpur’s AIR Campus
Tezpur, Assam, October 5, 2015: A timeline of the sequence of event that unfolded after a tiger was spotted at the All India Radio Campus in Tezpur, Assam. The IFAW-WTI team from CWRC rushed to the spot and remained there till it was confirmed that t Read more »
WTI, IFAW & Elephant Family Respond to the Controversy around the Numaligarh Refinery Video
WTI, IFAW and EF are shocked to see the moving video of elephants being blocked from their ritual right of passage by a wall that lies around property of the Numaligarh refinery. Read more »
Elephant Calf Admitted to CWRC after Unsuccessful Reunion
Kaziranga, October 8, 2015: A month old female elephant calf was admitted at CWRC -- an IFAW-WTI animal care facility -- from Thoramukh Tea Garden near Daigurung RF area of Karbi Anglong on October 9, 2015. Read more »
WTI Conducts Wildlife Crime Prevention Training for Forest Staff in Shivpuri and Gwalior Circles
Shivpuri, October 8, 2015: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), along with Madhya Pradesh Forest Department, jointly conducted Wildlife Crime Prevention Training for 98 frontline forest staff of Gwalior and Shivpuri circles in Madhya Pradesh. Read more »
Ivory Trade: Three Poachers and One Middleman Arrested in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, October 15, 2015: In yet another major breakthrough for the Kerala Forest Department, three seasoned elephant poachers from Tamil Nadu and a middle man was arrested from the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border on October 15, 2015. Read more »
