Otter rescued from a fishing net near Manas Tiger Reserve
Manas (Assam): An Asian small clawed otter (Aonyx cinerea) caught in a fishing net was successfully rescued and released back into the wild in Manas Tiger Reserve by the Assam Forest Department and International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) team. Read more »
Wildlife rehabilitation transit camp to be set up in Bodoland
Kokrajhar (Assam): In a move to facilitate wildlife rehabilitation in Bodoland, the local government and the Forest Department have finalised setting up of a transit camp to temporarily house displaced wild animals. The camp will have facilities to attend to displaced or injured animals, before they can be moved to the IFAW-WTI […] Read more »
Awareness to fight sloth bear trade
Delhi: ‘Bhalu bachao!’ yell the children of Taravada village near Rairakol in Sambalpur, Orissa. They have gathered to watch a street play put together by local villagers with the help of Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA). As part of their committment […] Read more »
Release site identified for rehabilitation of hand-raised clouded leopard cubs
Kokrajhar (Assam): Two rare clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) cubs being hand-raised by Bodoland Territorial Council – International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (BTC-IFAW-WTI) will soon be moved to Kachugaon Forest Division, Assam, for the next phase of this unprecedented rehabilitation attempt in India. The cubs, both […] Read more »
Hearings resumed in Pataudi’s blackbuck hunting case
Faridabad (Haryana): The Haryana environment court today resumed hearings in the criminal case against Mansur Ali Khan, also known as the Nawab of Pataudi and others for allegedly hunting a blackbuck in June 2005. This is contrary to the rumours being spread by certain people that he had been acquitted. Read more »
A ‘day’ for whale shark conservation
Delhi: Four years of perhaps the most successful animal campaign in India culminated last month with the celebration of a ‘day’ dedicated exclusively to the target species- the whale shark. An honour that has been conferred to no other species in this country, including the tiger, the ‘whale shark day’ […] Read more »
Saving scavengers: Vulture conservation in Gujarat
Hazira (Gujarat): Vultures in the coastal region near Hazira in Surat, have found a firm friend in a project initiated several years ago by the Bird Conservation Society of Gujarat and the Nature Club of Surat run by a member of IFAW-WTI Emergency Relief Network. Aimed at generating mass awareness on the […] Read more »
Critically ill leopard treated and released in Assam
Dinjan (Assam): A sub-adult female leopard, found in a critical state on September 9 in Dinjan Military Station, Dibrugarh, Assam, was released in Joypur Reserve Forest last week by the Forest Department, following treatment provided with the assistance of the veterinarians from the Army and IFAW-WTI. Read more »
Experts meet to discuss elephant conservation in Uttarakhand
Dehradun (Uttarakhand): For long-term conservation of Asian elephants in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, experts met in Dehradun last week for a two-day workshop to discuss ways of securing critical elephant corridors and mitigating human-elephant conflicts. Read more »
Prosecution evidence recording closes in Sansar Chand case
New Delhi: The Tis Hazari Trial Court today recorded evidence of the last witness, VB Dasan, Wildlife Inspector, in a pending wildlife trade case against Sansar Chand, paving way for the trial to move to a conclusion and a verdict. The next date of hearing has been scheduled for October […] Read more »
