Eastern swamp deer radio-collared in Kaziranga
Kaziranga NP, November 23, 2012: With an aim to study the movement pattern of Eastern swamp deer, Assam Forest Department in collaboration with Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation radio collared a female yesterday. Read more »
Pre-conference workshop on human bear conflict and conservation issues
Srinagar, November 22, 2012: International and national experts met today in Srinagar to brain storm and produce a protocol for dealing with human-bear conflict. Read more »
5 year plan for wild buffalo conservation
Nagpur, November 13, 2012: In a boost to the conservation of the wild buffalo, officials from the forest departments of four states met with experts from the IUCN’s Asia Wild Cattle Specialist Group, Satpuda Foundation, NDRI, CCMB, Edinburgh Zoo and Read more »
Away from home: Journey of a rhino
The rhino at the zoo Kaziranga National Park (Assam), October 29, 2012: Many wild animals end up getting displaced, stranded or injured due to man-made reasons or natural causes, rendering their chances of returning to their natural territory very slim. For the past ten years, the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation […] Read more »
Monitor lizard rescued in Noida
Noida, October 25, 2012: A 2.5 feet long monitor lizard was rescued from a drainage tank at a metro station compound by IFAW-WTI (International Fund for Animal Welfare - Wildlife Trust of India) veterinarians, responding to a distress call. Read more »
IFAW-WTI pledges further support to protect rhinos in Assam
Guwahati, October 22, 2012: Expressing serious concerns over the spate of brutal rhino killing in Assam, the International Fund for Animal Welfare - Wildlife Trust of India have pledged their support to authorities to help prevent further killings. Read more »
Seven arrested for tiger killing and illegal trade in south India
Mysore, October 22, 2012: The Karnataka Forest Department and Karnataka Forest Criminal Investigation Department, with the assistance of WTI, seized a tiger skin and bone from the BRT range (Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary). Read more »
CBD CoP 11 : Securing wildlife corridors as an avenue to halt the loss of biodiversity
Asian elephants Hyderabad, October 17, 2012: The Project Elephant in collaboration with the International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) today organised an event to showcase the significance of wildlife corridors to halt biodiversity loss. Forests and wildlife face immense threats due to unregulated developmental activities […] Read more »
Animal Action Education in Assam
Guwahati, October 16, 2012: A four-day Animal Action Education awareness programme for school children was held at the Regional Science Centre – Guwahati on October 4-7. Read more »
CBD CoP : IFAW WTI advocates empathy for animals to achieve the convention’s targets
Hyderabad, October 12, 2012: Advocating welfare of individual animals as a necessity for conservation, the International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) stressed on the need for empathy for all life forms. Read more »
