Two male elephant calves admitted to CWRC
CWRC, Assam, 18 October 2015: Two male elephant calves, both under three months old were admitted to the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) within 72 hours of each other. A two and half month old male elephant calf was rescued by the forest staff of Majuli […] Read more »
In his blog, Vivek Menon asks, when was the last time one truly travelled wild and chose the untrammelled dirt tracks of a wilderness with a feeling of indescribable lightness in the heart? Read more »
Sixty School Children Participate in Wall Painting Competition at Dudhwa
Dudhwa National Park, 19 October 2015: Under continued efforts to sensitize local school children towards wildlife conservation, the Wildlife Trust of India’s (WTI) Uttar Pradesh Big Cat Conflict Mitigation Project organised a wall painting competition at the Gurukul Academy, Palia, near Dudhwa National Park, on the 19th of October 2015. […] Read more »
Second Central India Legal Assistance Review Meeting held in Pench TR
Pench TR, October 16, 2015: The second Central India legal assistance review meeting was held in Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, on October 16, 2015. The joint meeting of the Forest Department and WTI was conducted withan aim to strengthen mech Read more »
First Evidence of Himalayan Brown Goral Recorded in Valmiki Tiger Reserve
Valmikinagar, October 27, 2015: The mammal’s checklist of Valmiki Tiger Reserve – the only tiger reserve and national park in Bihar -- has a new addition. The Himalayan brown goral was for the first time sighted and photographed in Valmiki Read more »
IFAW-WTI Trains 36 Forest Staff on Wildlife Crime Prevention in Manas
Kokrajhar, December 2, 2015: A three day-long Wildlife Crime Prevention Training for the front line staff of Haltugaon and Chirang forest division in Manas Tiger Reserve was organised by IFAW-WTI with support from BTC. Read more »
WTI Celebrates Gujarat Whale Shark Day
Mangrol, December 11, 2015: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in partnership with Gujarat Forest Department and Tata Chemicals celebrated the Gujarat Whale Shark Day with much gusto in the coastal town of Mangrol in Gujarat on December 11, 2015. Read more »
Youth from Arunachal Village Sensitized on Asiatic Black Bear Conservation
Shergaon, December 16, 2015: In a first of its kind sensitization programme on Asiatic black bears, 14 youth from Shergaon - a small but important area in Arunachal Pradesh – were taken on an exposure visit to IFAW-WTI run CBRC in Pakke Tiger Reserve Read more »
Capacity Building Workshop in Kochi on CITES Appendix II Listings of Sharks & Manta Ray Species
IFAW-WTI organised the ‘Capacity Building Workshop on Cites Appendix II listing of Sharks and Manta Ray Species’ in Kochi from December 15 to 16, 2015. It was organised in collaboration with MoEF&CC, Kerala Govt, Manta Trust and Pew Charitable Trust. Read more »
Legendary Conservationist Ashok Kumar Honoured with the Sanctuary Legend Award
Ashok Kumar receiving Sanctuary’s Legend Award Mumbai, 18th December 2015 – Ashok Kumar, Founder & Chairman Emeritus, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) was honoured with the Sanctuary Legend Award at the prestigious Earth Heroes event held at NCPA auditorium in Mumbai today. The Legend Award is a new honour started […] Read more »
