Traps and Snares: Riddled Paths for Indian Wildlife
-By Sharada Annamaraju A tiger killed after getting caught in a snare in Bandipur National Park, Karnataka Delhi: Law is a curious, self limiting conundrum. While it attempts to delineate and sustain order, it cannot function in a foolproof manner unless everything under its ambit is spelt out well. Consider […] Read more »
Governments to crack down on poaching, trade to save wild tigers
Yarmouth Port (MA, USA): Conservationists from 13 tiger range countries met in Bali, Indonesia, along with the World Bank’s Global Tiger Initiative and partner organisations including the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW; www.ifaw.org), this week, to develop a concrete plan to reinvigorate the tiger population, pledging to double it […] Read more »
Confessions of an ivory poacher
Confessions of an ivory poacher -by Jose Louies, Assistant Manager, WTI Kuttampuza Forest Range (Kerala): “I stood here, hidden behind this tree. The tusker came to the clearings from the bushes, about 15 metres from me. I pulled the trigger” Aji confessed without remorse. Read more »
Displaced rhino calf reunited with mother
Kaziranga (Assam): A displaced rhino calf was successfully reunited with its mother in Haldibari Reserve Forest near Kaziranga National Park by the Assam Forest Department assisted by a team from the International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), […] Read more »
Tusker treated for wounds, released
Golaghat (Assam): The Assam Forest Department assisted by the International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India run Mobile Veterinary Services (MVS) attended to a case of an injured tusker found in Golaghat near Nambor, on Saturday. The tusker was tranquilised and successfully treated by the team. News […] Read more »
From ‘Bear’ing the cross to a better future: Mittu Chacha
Sambalpur (Orissa): Being driven around in the streets of Sambalpur, Orissa, in a newly-purchased goods transport vehicle, Mohd Abdul Kalam is a changed man living a changed life. A former sloth bear trader, Kalam was rehabilitated by the World Society for Protection of Animals – Wildlife Trust of India (WSPA-WTI), […] Read more »
Distributing grain to conserve elephants
Distributing grain to conserve elephants Pakke (Arunachal Pradesh), June 8, 2009: In a move away from cash compensations, 7700 kgs of rice were given away to 140 farmers whose crops were destroyed by elephants around Pakke Wildlife Sanctuary in the north-east Indian Arunachal Pradesh state. Read more »
Displaced elephant calf admitted to CWRC for rehabilitation
Kaziranga (Assam): A six-month old elephant calf displaced from its natal herd has been admitted to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) near Kaziranga National Park for hand-raising and eventual rehabilitation into the wild. The calf has joined a group of nine elephant calves already under care at […] Read more »
Koonthankulam (Tamil Nadu): It is not too difficult to find people making a living working for the disadvantaged, but it is indeed rare to find someone who gives up his earnings or even sells his possessions for the welfare of others. More so, if the ‘others’ refer to animals, who […] Read more »
Six years’ imprisonment and 50,000 rupees fine for Sansar Chand
Six years’ imprisonment and 50,000 rupees fine for Sansar Chand New Delhi: Setting an unprecedented milestone in the history of wildlife crime cases in India, the notorious wildlife trader Sansar Chand was today sentenced to six years’ imprisonment – the maximum prison term mandated by the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act […] Read more »
