RAP ensures zero crop damage in conflict-prone village
Toribari (West Bengal): Toribari, an agrarian village that earlier incurred intensive crop losses due to conflicts with elephants, has recorded zero damage since the installation of an Early Warning System (EWS) as part of a Rapid Action Project (RAP) in September last year.Surrounded by forests on three sides, Toribari falls […] Read more »
Health camp for Captive Elephant Welfare in NCR
New Delhi: For welfare of elephants in captivity in the National Capital Region (NCR), a free health camp was organised today at Sangam Vihar by the Project Elephant and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Special reflectors to be fitted on to the elephants to reduce chances of road accidents […] Read more »
Orphaned, rhino calf admitted to CWRC
Kaziranga (Assam): A young rhino calf found near its mother’s carcass in Kaziranga National Park in Assam last week, has been admitted to the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) for rehabilitation. The six-month old male calf and its dead mother were found by the Forest Department […] Read more »
Bringing Back Manas: Support to grassroot NGOs, Forest Department
Manas (Bodoland, Assam): Even as the five hand-raised elephant calves from the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) were moved to Manas National Park for rehabilitation, the International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) extended support for conservation to various stake holders as part of […] Read more »
Hand-raised buffalo moved to the wild for rehabilitation
Dibru Saikhowa WLS: A male wild buffalo, hand-raised at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) near Kaziranga National Park, has been relocated to Dibru Saikhowa Wildlife Sanctuary for rehabilitation, by the Assam Forest Department and International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW- WTI) supported […] Read more »
Bringing Back Manas: Elephant calves moved to the wild
Manas (Bodoland, Assam): Five ‘rescued’ elephant calves were relocated from the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) for reintegration with wild herds in Manas National Park in the northeast Indian state of Assam, today. Read more »
Visual tagging of whale sharks debuts in India
Gujarat: Initiating tagging of whale sharks in India for long term research, a female individual accidentally caught in a fishing net in Sutrapada in Gujarat was implanted with a visual marker on Wednesday. DNA sample was also collected while the team worked to release the fish. The ‘visual tagging’ and […] Read more »
Mangrol adopts whale shark as its mascot
Mangrol (Gujarat): Mangrol, a small fishing town situated along Gujarat coast, has a new mascot – the whale shark. The adoption was declared during the Whale Shark Day celebrations this morning, marking the culmination of six years of the highly successful Whale Shark Campaign. Read more »
Concerns over long term survival of stranded gibbons
Roing (Arunachal Pradesh): In an aberration from their canopy dwelling nature, eastern Hoolock gibbons (Hoolock leuconedys) stranded in isolated clusters of trees near Roing in south-east Arunachal Pradesh have been observed descending towards nearby fields for food, raising concerns on their safety and survival. Highly specialised canopy-dwellers, Hoolock gibbons have […] Read more »
Happy ending for displaced wild elephant calf reunited with mother
Digboi (Assam): The thirty-hour ordeal of an Asian elephant calf trapped in a trench in a tea estate in eastern Assam ended on a happy note as rescuers successfully reunited it with its mother yesterday. Two captive elephants were deployed to keep the mother away from the rescue site as […] Read more »
