CWRC’s MVS Unit Effects Dramatic Rescue of Female Elephant
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, June 7, 2016: Responding to an emergency call from Diffloo Tea Estate near Kaziranga National Park, the Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) unit of IFAW-WTI’s Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) saved an adult female elephant following a gruelling rescue operation yesterday morning. The MVS […] Read more »
Sick Male Elephant Calf Rescued near Lumding, Brought to CWRC for Treatment
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, July 19, 2016: A male Asian elephant calf, about one-and-a-half months old, was admitted to IFAW-WTI’s Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) for treatment and care on the afternoon of July 17. The calf had been found alone near Lumding in the Nagaon district of […] Read more »
IFAW-WTI Join Young Indians, School children in World Environment Day Celebrations in Assam
Assam, June 8, 2016: An event celebrating World Environment Day, jointly organised by the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Chirang; District Administration, Chirang; International Fund for Animal Welfare and Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI); and the Assam Forest Department was held on June 5 at the Kashikotra Higher Secondary School in […] Read more »
Assam’s New Minister of Environment and Forests Visits CWRC
Pramila Rani Brahma, who recently took oath as the Minister of Environment and Forests of the newly-elected Government of Assam, visited IFAW-WTI’s Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) on June 8, 2016. Read more »
Renovation of Football Ground Kick-starts Village Reserve Forest in Meghalaya
Bibragre, Meghalaya, June 9, 2016: A football match was played on a village ground in the West Garo Hills of Meghalaya ten days ago. Now there may seem nothing particularly noteworthy in that – football is, after all, the most popular sport in Meghalaya, and it is played in every […] Read more »
WTI Discovers Third-largest Breeding Population of the Critically Endangered Gharial in India
Gandak River, June 10, 2016: The Gandak River in Bihar had a special gift for the conservation fraternity on World Environment Day this year – hatchlings of the critically endangered gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), which hatched on June 5 and were noticed the next morning. A hatchling emerges from its […] Read more »
The first consultative Forest Circle meeting for the preparation of OSCOW-MAP in progress at the Chandaka Wildlife Division office Chandaka Wildlife Division, June 13, 2016: As part of the process of preparing the Odisha State Comprehensive Wildlife Management Plan (OSCOW-MAP), Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and the Odisha Forest Department […] Read more »
World Environment Day Celebrated at WTI-Apollo Tyres Mangrove Conservation Project Site
Kunhimangalam, Kerala, June 9, 2016: A one-day seminar on the ecological significance of mangrove ecosystems was organised on World Environment Day, June 5, at the site of the Kannur Kandal Project (Mangrove Conservation Project), launched last month by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) in partnership with Apollo Tyres. The Kannur […] Read more »
IFAW-WTI Provides Ex-Gratia Support to Families of Deceased Kaziranga Field Staff
Golapi Das (in white), wife of the late Milai Das, receives a compensation cheque under IFAW-WTI’s Supplementary Accident Insurance Scheme for frontline staff DFO’s Office, Kaziranga National Park, July 21, 2016: The families of two deceased field personnel employed at Kaziranga National Park received ex-gratia support under IFAW- WTI’s Supplementary […] Read more »
Leopard Cat Cub Rescued by Karbi Anglong Villager, Admitted to WTI-JTEF Wildlife Rescue Centre
A female leopard cat cub rescued at the village of Chutu Metikhola in the southern range of the Karbi Anglong district of Assam, was admitted to Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and Japan Tiger and Elephant Fund’s (JTEF) Wildlife Rescue Centre in Diphu. Read more »
