Rare black panther under treatment at CWRC
Kaziranga (Assam): A severely injured rare black panther (Panthera pardus) is being treated at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) near Kaziranga National Park in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. Read more »
WTI-IFAW secures corridor used by thousand elephants
Kollegal: A crucial corridor used by more than a thousand elephants, was purchased, and transferred to the Karnataka government today, securing an ancient southern Indian elephant migration route that was under severe stress due to human activities. Read more »
Delhi: A shahtoosh trader was today convicted by a city court here. The Court of Dig Vinay Singh, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Delhi, convicted Mohammed Ishaq Baig, accused of illegal possession and trade in banned shahtoosh shawls. Read more »
Prosecution witness evidence recording against Pataudi begins
Faridabad: The Special Environment Court, Faridabad, today began examination of prosecution witnesses against celebrity Mansur Ali Khan alias Tiger Pataudi, and his companions, accused of hunting the endangered blackbuck in June 2005. Read more »
WTI provides support to strengthen anti-poaching activities in Orang
Orang (Assam): A set of equipment to facilitate anti-poaching activities in Assam’s Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park was handed over to the park authorities by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) earlier this month. Read more »
Chennai: The Madras High Court has banned all construction activities in the proposed elephant corridors covering all bottlenecks connecting Segur Plateau and Mudumalai Tiger Reserve – part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve – in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. Strongly favouring the ‘rights of passage’ of wild elephants, the court […] Read more »
The Whale Shark has its ‘day’ in Dwarka
By Sheren Shrestha Dwarka (Gujarat): Hundreds of school children and fishermen among other local people gathered today in the Sunset Point ground, Dwarka in the western Indian state of Gujarat, for a unique annual celebration – the Whale Shark Day. Read more »
Second phase of WSPA-WTI sloth bear campaign begins
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WTI documentary wins premier environment film award
New Delhi: ‘A Shawl to die for’ – a Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) film – won an award for Technical Excellence in Cinematography at the prestigious CMS Vatavaran 2009 film awards – India’s premier festival for Indian and international documentaries on environment and wildlife, held last week. Read more »
Indo-Nepal authorities’ recommendations for effective wildlife enforcement in western border
Dharchula (Uttarakhand): Authorities who met at the wildlife enforcement and legal workshop last week in Dharchula, Uttarakhand, unanimously recommended institutionalization of cross border coordination and joint enforcement operations, among others, for effective wildlife trade control along the western Indo-Nepal border. The recommendations will soon be submitted to the Uttarakhand Forest […] Read more »
