Small initiative, big saving: Improved cooking stoves to save a thousand trees in Greater Manas
Greater Manas: To help reduce tree-felling in Greater Manas, the International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) is helping install improved cooking stoves in local households in the region. Read more »
Locals to voluntarily relocate from corridor for elephants
Marking a significant milestone in efforts to secure a crucial elephant corridor in northeast India, all residents of a village have put down in stone their willingness to voluntarily relocate outside the corridor to provide a passage for elephants. Read more »
Whale shark pup rescue indicates possible breeding in Gujarat
Veraval: A new-born whale shark pup recently freed by fishermen in Gujarat after being found caught in a fishing net, has indicated that the world’s largest fish may be breeding here. Read more »
GRAIN-FOR-GRAIN – a bargain for elephants and people
Seijosa (Arunachal Pradesh): As a relief measure for 100 human-elephant conflict affected local households around Pakke Tiger Reserve, 10,000 Kilograms of rice was distributed under the grain-for-grain programme, by the Arunachal Pradesh Forest Department and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). The grain was distributed under WTI’s Rapid Action Projects supported […] Read more »
Learning to fly: A stork’s story
Kaziranga National Park: About a month from now, a greater adjutant stork will fly free for the first time in its life. The bird, now six months old, is currently at the Assam Forest Department and IFAW-WTI run Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in the northeast Indian state […] Read more »
Paralysed elephant highlights human-elephant conflict in KA
Karbi Anglong: A female elephant undergoing treatment for paralysis in Karbi Anglong, has once again brought to fore the problem of human-elephant conflicts in the largest (autonomous) district in the northeast Indian state of Assam. The elephant died this afternoon. Read more »
Satellite data shows ‘healthy’ movement of the rescued tiger
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve: Preliminary satellite data has indicated ‘healthy’ movement of the Rahmankhera tiger in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, where it was released on April 26. The tiger has so far explored an area of approximately 12 sq km. The adult male tiger was captured from Rahmankhera on April 25, more […] Read more »
Tiger poacher sentenced to five years imprisonment
Alwar: The Court of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate – II, Alwar, on Saturday, convicted poacher Kalia Bawaria for hunting a tiger in Sariska Tiger Reserve on May 7, 2003. He was sentenced to five years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 35,000. Kalia was apprehended in 2005 from his […] Read more »
J&K notifies Tatakuti WLS for the endangered markhor
Srinagar: The endangered Pir Panjal markhor is fast becoming a driving force for declaration of new protected areas in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Following the creation of Kajinag National Park and extension of Hirpura WLS in 2007, the state government this year notified Tatakuti Wildlife Sanctuary, bringing […] Read more »
The boat that rocked: Catching poachers in D’ering (AP)
WTI, supported by the David Shepherd WIldlife Foundation, handed over a ‘tuktuki’, as the boat is locally called, which has helped the forest department in numerous arrests and seizures. Photo by: Sunil Kyarong/WTI D’ering (Arunachal Pradesh), April 17, 2013: Once known to be a place where hunters gathered, D’ering Memorial […] Read more »
