Anil Kumble launches Vivek Menon’s Indian Mammals- A Field Guide in Bangalore
Well known international cricketer and wildlife lover Anil Kumble today joined hands with Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) to support the cause of conservation at the book launch of WTI's CEO Vivek Menon’s Indian Mammals- A Field Guide. Read more »
Address by H.E. Lyonpo Yeshey Dorji, H’ble Minister of Agriculture and Forests, Royal Govt of Bhutan
Paro, Bhutan, February 10, 2014:The opening speech of H.E. Lyonpo Yeshey Dorji, H'ble Minister of Agriculture and Forests, Royal Govt of Bhutan at the Opening Ceremony of the 2nd Prevention of Wildlife Trade Workshop organised by IFAW-WTI with DoFPS Read more »
Covering wells and trenches in Jharkhand to save elephants
Jharkhand, February 3, 2014: Securing a future for the elephant ‘the heritage animal’ in India, its continued survival in the wild constitute a major challenge faced by wildlife conservationists. Read more »
Anti-snare patrolling helping wildlife of Meghamalai
Theni, Friday, January 17, 2014: Wildlife Foundation (WF), a Meghamalai based conservation organisation, with the aid of Wildlife Trust of India, along with the support of the Tamil Nadu Forest Department and Aircel, has started anti-snare patrolling Read more »
Captive elephant training workshops for Kerala’s mahouts
Thiruvananthapuram, December 6, 2013: In a boost to the welfare of the captive elephants in the state, a seven-day elephant training workshop is currently underway in the Koottoor Elephant Rehabilitation Centre in Agasthyavanam Biological Park, Thir Read more »
Children plant over 500 fruit and shelter trees to reduce dependence on forest
Over the last two months, school children in the Nagzira-Nawegaon corridor in the Central Indian tiger landscape have taken a step further to a greener livelihood by participating in a sapling plantation drive. Read more »
Awareness programmes to be held across the country during Wildlife Week
NOIDA, October 1, 2013: Students across the country will be a part of the special series of awareness activities on the occasion of the annual wildlife week beginning tomorrow. Read more »
99 households get ‘Grain-for-Grain’ relief in Nagaland
Ninety nine households located in human-elephant conflict prone areas of Wokha district received 4950 kg rice as ‘grain-for-grain’ relief through a Rapid Action Project (RAP) to assist elephant conservation efforts in the state. Read more »
Celebrating our guardians of the wild
NOIDA, July 31, 2013: When people talk about wildlife they agree on the need to protect them, how they need to be kept safe from all those determined to profit from them. Not talked about often, however, are the people trying to do exactly that – the frontline staff of […] Read more »
Baby Boom: Whale shark pup reports shoot up in Gujarat
Veraval: In March this year, we received first cogent evidence of whale shark pups being found along the Gujarat coast.When the fisherman reported the incident to us, he was unaware of the flutter this serendipitous discovery would create. Read more »
