One for the National Heritage Animal – MoEF puts WB elephant capture in abeyance
New Delhi, August 16, 2012: To address the human-elephant conflict situation in West Bengal, the Ministry of Environment and Forests has put in abeyance its permission to the state government's plan to capture elephants from the wild. Read more »
Leonardo DiCaprio Kicks Off IFAW’s Animal Action Week
Yarmouth Port (USA), October 1, 2012: Actor and activist Leonardo DiCaprio joined IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) today in calling for the world community to step up efforts to save elephants from poaching and the illegal ivory trade. Read more »
Sansar Chand’s wife imprisoned – gets seven years imprisonment for illegal wildlife trade
Pauri (Uttarakhand), September 28, 2012: Rani – wife of notorious wildlife trader Sansar Chand was convicted today for illegal wildlife trade, and sentenced to seven years in prison by a court here, in a rare judgment providing maximum punishment . Read more »
Poachers claim 5 rhinos in 3 days in North East India
Kaziranga (Assam), October 3, 2012: Five rare rhinos have been brutally poached last week near Kaziranga National Park in the northeast Indian state of Assam. When discovered, four were dead and one was still alive, bleeding and in critical state. Read more »
Uncovering Valmiki’s treasures: Four more species added to the Tiger Reserve baseline
Valmiki TR: Evidence of 3 more species has been found in the once-neglected Valmiki Tiger Reserve during the past two months. A crab-eating mongoose, a yellow-throated marten and a Himalayan serow were captured in camera traps in the region. Read more »
Workshop to discuss impact of regional media in wildlife conservation in Kerala
Wayanad: With the aim of facilitating a discussion about the significance of media in the field of wildlife conservation, a media workshop was held on Saturday in Bathery, in the district of Wayanad, Kerala. Read more »
Search lights to help mitigate human-elephant conflict in Karbi Anglong
Karbi Anglong: In an effort to mitigate human-elephant conflict in nine high conflict prone villages of Karbi Anglong, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) distributed search lights to aid the locals to keep watch during peak conflict seasons. Read more »
IFAW-WTI provide boats to assist anti-poaching and animal rescue in Kaziranga National Park
Kaziranga: The International Fund for Animal Welfare - Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) has provided 35 boats to the Kaziranga National Park authorities to assist in anti-poaching patrolling in the flood-prone UNESCO World Heritage Site. Read more »
Bear range states’ authorities meet to finalise national bear action plan
New Delhi, October 30, 2012: Authorities of India’s bear range states met here today to finalise the national plan on the conservation and welfare of bears and discuss its implementation on ground. Read more »
Bear cubs moved to Mehlao WS for rehabilitation
Moving the cubs Kaziranga NP (Assam), November 5, 2012: Even as efforts to finalise the national conservation and welfare plan for bears continue, three orphaned cubs under human care were moved to the forest for rehabilitation in north-east India on Friday. The cubs were being hand-raised by the IFAW-WTI (International […] Read more »
