Students from Chennai, Guwahati win national-level wildlife painting competition
New Delhi: Rohit KR of S.B.O.A. School & Junior College, Chennai and Prachurya Baruah of Maharshi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Guwahati have been declared winners for the nationwide school-level wildlife painting competition organised by the International Fund for Animal Welfare-Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI). The two ‘IFAW Young Achiever […] Read more »
WTI provides Rs 1 lakh to family of a deceased frontline forest staff
Bharatpur (Rajasthan): The family of a deceased Rajasthan Forest Department driver, Mool Chand, was yesterday provided support of Rs 1 lakh under the nationwide group accident insurance scheme for frontline staff run by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Mool Chand, who worked as a driver in the Keoladeo National […] Read more »
Captive elephant goes berserk in Meerut; tranquilised
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh): A captive elephant in musth that went berserk in Partapur bypass, Meerut, was today tranquilised and restrained by a team including Uttar Pradesh Forest Department officials, assisted by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). The elephant had been hired for a marriage function in Meerut yesterday. It […] Read more »
Diphu (Karbi Anglong): Three seizures were made by a well-motivated force of frontline Forest Department staff in Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council in northeast India, during a recent capacity building training conducted by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) supported by Japan Tiger & Elephant Fund (JTEF). Teak wood planks, bushmeat and […] Read more »
One year imprisonment for shahtoosh trader
Delhi: The Court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (Special Act), Delhi, has sentenced shahtoosh trader Ishaq Baig to one year in prison along with a fine of 5000 rupees. Read more »
Forest Department frontline staff trained for more effective protection of the Asiatic lion
Gir (Gujarat): A total of 490 frontline Forest Department staff protecting the Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) in Gir were trained through this month to effectively control poaching and prosecute wildlife offenders. Equipment to facilitate anti-poaching patrolling was also distributed. The training was organised by the Gujarat Forest Department in association […] Read more »
Vultures, migratory geese poisoned in Assam; six geese successfully treated at CWRC
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Forest Department, WTI train frontline staff in UP for wildlife monitoring
Dudhwa (Uttar Pradesh): A group of frontline forest staff in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh was trained on widely-used scientific techniques to help track, monitor and estimate abundance of tigers and their prey, last week. Read more »
Seizure of horns raises fears of trade as threat to wild buffaloes
Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal): Authorities in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal have seized a huge cache of horns, suspected to belong to the endangered wild buffalo, raising fears of trade as a potential threat to the species of which less than 4000 individuals remain in the wild. Read more »
Court denies bail to interstate wildlife trade gang members
Nagpur: The Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nagpur, yesterday denied bail to the eight persons arrested in November last year for illegal trade in wildlife articles including tiger skins and bones. Read more »
