Todas for Tigers

Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu): In contrast to the disappointing decline in India’s overall tiger population revealed in the latest census, tiger numbers in Tamil Nadu’s protected areas have shown a promising increase since 2002. An increase in tiger population was also seen in the non-protected areas of the state, including the […] Read more »

IFAW-WTI team rescues wild tiger from well

Tezpur (Assam): In a daring operation, an adult male tiger which had fallen into an open well, was rescued and released today by  the forest department and the rescue team from International Fund for Animal Welfare and the Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI). Read more »

Altering lifestyles for tiger conservation in Valmiki

Valmiki (Bihar): Sitting on a newly-constructed platform underneath a mango tree, the villagers of Majuraha discuss conservation of tigers in nearby Valmiki Tiger Reserve in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. While they express their interest in wildlife, they enthusiastically propose alternatives to reduce their dependence on the forest and […] Read more »

Endangered Hoolock gibbon rehabilitated successfully in Assam

Kaziranga (Assam): For the first time in India, a captive-reared female Hoolock gibbon was successfully rehabilitated in the wild near Kaziranga National Park, last week, by the Department of Environment and Forests, Assam, in collaboration with the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and its international partner, the International Fund for […] Read more »

Ivory Trade Sink Hole Unplugged

Delhi: Three Chinese nationals were arrested in Kenya for trying to smuggle illegal ivory products, a Kenyan news website reported. The arrest was made at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, from where the “tourists” were to return to China with about 2.2 kg of ivory that was seized from them. Read more »

United and prepared, agencies face floods in Kaziranga

Kaziranga (Assam): Heavy rain in the last few days has resulted in flooding in Kaziranga National Park and animal displacement has begun. The Assam Forest Department and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) supported by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) have responded by gearing up their flood management measures. […] Read more »