Epic Elephant Rescue Begins in Malawi
Cape Town (South Africa): Rescuers have started evacuating elephants persecuted in human-elephant conflict in the southern African country of Malawi, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) announced today. Read more »
Epic rescue to save endangered elephants in Malawi
Cape Town (South Africa): More than 60 endangered elephants under threat of certain death will be evacuated to safety in an epic rescue effort that begins in the southern African country of Malawi early next week. Read more »
‘Conflict Animal Management & Rehabilitation’ workshop in Srinagar
Srinagar (Kashmir): Human-wildlife conflicts and wild animal displacements are on the rise with the increase in urbanisation and encroachment. In this situation, rehabilitation has emerged as a vital tool in wildlife conservation. While there is an upsurge in wildlife rescue and rehabilitation activities across India, wildlife rehabilitation as a science is still being established and […] Read more »
WTI tip-off leads to arrest of wildlife traders
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh): In a major undercover investigative operation, the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP-STF) and UP Forest Department, on a tip-off from the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), arrested two experienced wildlife traders in Meerut yesterday. Read more »
Wildlife trader’s appeal rejected
Delhi: Giving out a strong message to wildlife offenders, the Additional Sessions Judge, KS Mohi, of the Tis Hazari court, today, rejected the appeal of wildlife trader Anand Tashi. Tashi, serving the fourth year of his five-year term, had appealed for ‘setting aside of his conviction’, on a plea that […] Read more »
Jungle cats on their way back to wild
Bansbari (Manas, Assam): Two orphan jungle cats, hand-raised by the International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI), will soon return to their natural habitat in Manas National Park, Assam. They are currently being acclimatised to the wild, in Bansbari range of Manas NP. Read more »
Conservation Awareness at the Karbi Literary Conference
Diphu (Karbi Anglong): To bring home the importance of biodiversity conservation, the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) Forest Department set up an elaborate stall at the 21st Karbi Lammet Amei (Karbi Literary Conference), recently held at Phuloni near Diphu. Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), supported by Japan Wildlife Conservation Society […] Read more »
20 get three years imprisonment for hunting Asiatic lions
Junagadh (Gujarat): Twenty persons were convicted and sentenced to three years imprisonment by a Gujarat court today, for poaching endangered Asiatic lions in Gir National Park in March last year. Read more »
Reunited elephant calf survives in wild despite deformity
Kaziranga National Park (Assam): A displaced wild elephant calf that was reunited with its natal herd in Kaziranga National Park a month ago was sighted earlier last week, confirming successful reintegration. The sighting has pleasantly surprised conservationists who had doubts about its survival, as the calf has a congenital deformity […] Read more »
CITES-APPROVED IVORY SALE BEGINS
Namibia: The controversial auction of stockpiled ivory from four African nations approved by the 14th CoP of CITES began yesterday. About 7 tonnes of raw African elephant tusks as well as carved ivory from Namibia were sold to bidders Japan and China on the first day. Read more »
