Tiger and leopard skins seized, three traders arrested in Tamil Nadu
Dindigul (Tamil Nadu): A tiger skin and a leopard skin were seized yesterday at Dindigul, Tamil Nadu, in a joint undercover operation by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) assisted by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Three ‘crafty’ and experienced wildlife traders were arrested. Read more »
Wildlife trader arrested in Orissa; hunt on for poachers
Sambalpur (Orissa): A wildlife trader was arrested on Saturday near Charmal town in Sambalpur district of the eastern Indian state of Orissa. The arrest was made in an undercover operation conducted by Orissa Forest Department officials, assisted by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Read more »
Training on GPS use held in Karbi Anglong
Diphu (Karbi Anglong): The Department of Environment and Forests, Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), supported by the Japan Wildlife Conservation Society, held a two-day training workshop for the Forest Department staff of KAAC, last month at Diphu, Karbi Anglong. Participants were trained to use Global Positioning System (GPS), a […] Read more »
100 cu ft teak seized in Delhi
Delhi: More than 100 cubic feet teak, believed to have been illegally-procured, was seized today by authorities at the Old Delhi Railway Station. The teak was sent from Diphu, Assam, through cargo via Brahmaputra Mail. Further investigation is on-going. Read more »
Two leopard skins seized and three people arrested in UP
New Delhi: Late last night three people were caught red handed and arrested with two leopard skins in western Uttar Pradesh. The traders had been tracked in decoy deals over several months by members of the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP STF) and Wildlife Trust of India’s (WTI’s) enforcement […] Read more »
Rhino treated for injury in the wild
Kaziranga, Assam: An adult one horned rhino was treated for an injury today in Kaziranga National Park. “The rhino was sighted by Forest Department personnel this morning in the Burapahar range; they noticed the injury and informed us,” narrates Phulmoni Gogoi, WTI-IFAW veterinarian. Read more »
Assam authorities discuss WTI-recommendations to mitigate elephant deaths in train accidents
Guwahati (Assam): Senior officials of the Assam Forest Department, Northeast Frontier Railway and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), met yesterday at the Assam State Zoo to formulate strategies to mitigate elephant deaths in railway accidents in the northeastern Indian state of Assam. Read more »
2008 IUCN Red List surprise: Greater one-horned rhinos ‘not’ endangered
Delhi: The greater one-horned rhinoceros is no longer ‘endangered’, according to the 2008 IUCN Red List update. This, despite the fact that a single epidemic could wipe out about three quarters of the world’s population which inhabits Kaziranga National Park in Assam. The total world population of these rhinos is […] Read more »
Delhi High Court dismisses plea of shatoosh shawl trader
New Delhi:The efforts to save the Tibetan Antelope got a boost yesterday when Delhi High Court dismissed the plea of a shahtoosh shawl trader to stay proceedings against him brought about on charges of possessing shahtoosh shawls. The origin of the Mohammed Ishaaq Baig versus State case goes back […] Read more »
IFAW helps Australia’s wildfire animal victims
Whittlesea (Australia): The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org ) has sent an Emergency Relief team to help wild and domestic animals affected by the devastating fires in Victoria, Australia. Read more »
