WTI relocates people to clear elephant corridor
Anappara, Kerala : In a significant move the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) persuaded 30 people to voluntarily relocate from the Tirunelli-Kudrakote elephant corridor in the conflict-ridden southern Indian Kerala state. The keys to their new houses at the alternative location were handed over by the local MLA (Member of […] Read more »
Ivory trade makes US congressional agenda
Washington, D.C. : The fate of the world’s elephants was the focus of a key US congressional hearing today, highlighting the international efforts to protect elephants from a growing illegal trade in their ivory and calls to allow for its legal trade. IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) elephant expert, […] Read more »
Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir : WTI veterinarian Dr. Bhaskar Choudhury was awarded recently for his outstanding contribution in the field of wildlife rescue and rehabilitation by the Association of Indian Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians at a two-day International congress organized here on April 26 and 27. The conferences on the […] Read more »
US to oppose reopening of tiger trade in China
New Delhi: The Bush administration told Congress yesterday that it would actively work to keep China’s 14-year-old domestic ban on tiger trade in place at next month’s meeting of 171 nations at the Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) from June 2 to 15 in Netherlands. Todd […] Read more »
IFAW-WTI team reunites leopard cubs with mother in Assam
Tinsukia, Assam : The lessons learnt in the human-leopard conflict work shop early this year brought results when the WTI team successfully reunited two leopard cubs with their mother in Upper Assam. When the call came from Mr. Aniruddha Dey, the divisional forest officer of the Tinsukia wildlife division, in […] Read more »
Tiger framed in Black buck poaching case
Faridabad, Haryana: The special environment court in Faridabad in the northern Indian Haryana state Monday framed charges against former Indian cricket captain, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, and seven others, in a case related to the poaching of a Black buck, an animal protected by law. Evidence of witnesses will be […] Read more »
Fishermen cut their fishing nets to free the 9th whale shark in Veraval
New Delhi: Fishermen have saved yet another whale shark in the Western Indian state of Gujarat, making it the 9th recorded case in one-and-a-half years. Conservationists are happy at the positive development, since fishermen who used to mercilessly kill them for profits before, have now turned protectors. In the latest […] Read more »
WTI releases book on wildlife law
New Delhi: A book on “Commentaries on Wildlife Law – cases, statutes and notifications” by WTI (Wildlife Trust of India) was released today by the Hon’ble former Justice of Supreme Court, Justice Leela Seth at a function organized at the India International Centre, New Delhi. The book is a first […] Read more »
WTI officer narrowly escapes leopard attack
Patna: A team of WTI and forest officials, who went to rescue a leopard in Balwapar village in Nalanda district in the Eastern Indian state of Bihar, were seriously injured when the animal attacked them in order to free itself. The incident occurred late afternoon in Balwapar village on May […] Read more »
Monkeys on a deathtrap in Uttrakhand
New Delhi: Monkeys lurking along the Haridwar-Dehradun highway in the Northern Indian state of Uttaranchal are being fatally injured every alternate day by speeding vehicles, and the situation could become worse if urgent action is not taken, said conservationists. Read more »
