High Court says no to construction in elephant habitat
Chennai: The Madras High Court, in an interim judgment Thursday, passed the ruling in favour of the Tamil Nadu Forest Department in a case against private establishments which obstructed movement of wild elephants in Segur Plateau and around Mudumalai Tiger Reserve. The next date for hearing has been scheduled for […] Read more »
Delhi: Latest pictures of Tibetans burning thousands of dollars worth of wild animal articles, have emerged from Tibet reviving memories of a tradition that began about three years ago. Read more »
Wildlife awareness event for students in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir Wildlife Protection Department and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) organised an inter-school awareness event in Delhi Public School, Srinagar, last Thursday. Students of 12 schools from the Valley participated in various extracurricular competitions held as part of the event. Read more »
Distributing grain to conserve elephants
Pakke (Arunachal Pradesh): 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 »
Wildlife groups commend the United States for seeking to halt polar bear trade
Washington (USA): The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Humane Society International and Defenders of Wildlife today commended the United States for submitting a proposal to next year’s meeting of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to stop the […] Read more »
Kishanpur man-eater gets a lease of life
Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary (Uttar Pradesh): The Uttar Pradesh Forest Department assisted by the Wildlife Trust of India – International Fund for Animal Welfare (WTI-IFAW) has successfully captured the tiger that created widespread panic around Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary near Dudhwa Tiger Reserve in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, close to the Indo-Nepal […] Read more »
Rare tragopan found injured; under treatment
Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary (Arunachal Pradesh): A rare Blyth’s tragopan (Tragopan blythii) was found injured in Mayudiya Pass, Arunachal Pradesh, on Saturday. The bird is being looked after by the Forest Department, assisted by IFAW-WTI Mobile Veterinary Service team, and has responded well to treatment provided to it. Read more »
Tiger released to the wild in Russia’s Far East
Moscow (Russia): Today, a 14 month-old tiger was successfully released to the wild. One of only an estimated 450 surviving Amur tigers in the wild, the cub spent 6 months undergoing rehabilitation supported by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) and other groups and government agencies. Prior to […] Read more »
IFAW-WTI releases three poisoned vultures after treatment
Kaziranga National Park (Assam): Three Himalayan Griffon vultures (Gyps himalayensis) rescued about a fortnight ago from Sivasagar district, Assam, were released today by the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) following treatment for acute poisoning. Read more »
Left behind by mother, rhino calf admitted to CWRC
Kaziranga National Park (Assam): A rhino calf found alone near a settlement adjacent to Kaziranga National Park was transferred to the IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) for care, today. Read more »
