Tata Chemicals Limited pledges Rs 20 million
Ahmedabad (Gujarat): Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL), the Gujarat Forest Department and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) today joined hands to start a pioneering conservation project on whale shark and coral reefs. Read more »
WTI-IFAW recommended Kashmir Pashmina GI awarded
Delhi: Ending two years of litigation the Kashmir Handmade Pashmina Promotion Trust (KHPPT) and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) on the one hand, and the Crafts Development Institute (CDI) and the Tahafuz, on the other, resolved their differences leading to the award of Geographical Indications of Goods patent to […] Read more »
Court dismisses wildlife trader’s appeal
Alipurduar (West Bengal): The Additional District Judge of Alipurduar, West Bengal, yesterday rejected the appeal of Ratiram Sharma, the notorious wildlife trader, upholding his conviction and sentence, announced by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alipurduar, on November 24, 2006. Sharma had been sentenced to an imprisonment for five years and […] Read more »
Leopard cats being hand-raised at CWRC
Kaziranga (Assam): Two female leopard cats are being cared for at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), run by the International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI), near Kaziranga National Park, Assam. After their hand-raising, attempts will be made to rehabilitate them into the […] Read more »
Czech convict jumps bail, escapes from India
Darjeeling (West Bengal): Emil Kucera, one of the two Czech nationals convicted in a case of biopiracy in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, less than two months ago, has jumped bail and fled from India. Read more »
Canadian Senator introduces groundbreaking legislation to end the commercial seal hunt
Ottawa (Canada): The International Fund for Animal Welfare has applauded a private member’s bill introduced today by Senator Mac Harb calling for an end to Canada’s commercial seal hunt. This marks the first time a Canadian politician has introduced legislation to put an end to the largest remaining marine mammal […] Read more »
Charlottetown (Canada): A team of observers with IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) is ready to document the commercial seal hunt as it opens in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada. Read more »
Elephant poacher shot and killed in Kenyan national park
Nairobi (Kenya): An armed poacher suspected to be behind a spate of elephant killings was shot and killed by Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) rangers during a gun battle yesterday in Tsavo East National Park. A semi-automatic rifle, 17 rounds of ammunition and poisoned arrows were recovered from the scene. Ivory […] Read more »
Tiger’s fate hangs by a thread
Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh): With the toll on humans by the ‘stray’ tiger in Uttar Pradesh reaching four, the fate of the predator appears to be in jeopardy. Even as efforts at capturing it alive continue, teams have also been dispatched to eliminate the tiger that has had the residents of Faizabad terrorised […] Read more »
WSPA-WTI initiative makes school possible for Kalandar children
Nawada (Bihar): Tamanna, the ten-year-old daughter of rehabilitated Kalandar (sloth bear performer) Sovrati began attending preparatory school as her first step to formal education, only two months ago. She is one of several fortunate ones. Her father gave up the semi-nomadic existence of performing sloth bear dances to take up alternative livelihood […] Read more »
