Elephant killed one, seven injured in Assam
Assam: Even as intrusions by wild elephants into human settlements are on the rise in several parts of Assam, yet another wild elephant has left one dead and several injured in Lungsung village. Read more »
Alarm over missing body parts of big cats
Assam: Wildlife conservationists working close to Laokhowa and Burachapori Wildlife Sanctuaries in the Nagaon district of Assam are baffled at the number of scheduled species being killed at close intervals near the sanctuaries. Read more »
Shahtoosh trader arrested in Dharamshala
New Delhi: Two important seizures of shahtoosh shawls at close intervals in July have once again underlined the ongoing illegal trade on shahtoosh. Read more »
Tibetans burn endangered animal pelts in Dharamsala
Dharamsala: There is a renaissance of short for hundreds of colorfully attired Tibetans who congregated at the Main Square of Mcleodganj in this Buddhists pilgrimage town of Dharamsala today. The reason was to rekindle an era for conservation of endangered animals by boycotting clothes made from animal skins. Read more »
Nine receive this year’s Venu Menon National Animal Awards
New Delhi: For the eighth consecutive year, the Venu Menon National Animal Awards ceremony was hosted at the Lakshmipat Singhania Auditorium in PHD House in New Delhi on February 19. Nine individuals received the awards from the Chief Guest, Dr. Najma Heptulla. Read more »
Young brigade on a novel voyage
Mussoorie: To educate Tibetan school children about our rich wildlife heritage and its significance to earth, the Winterline Nature Trust and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) organized a wildlife safari for a group of children from the Tibetan Home Foundation (THF) to National Parks in Uttaranchal. Read more »
Ladakh officials trained on avian flu
Ladakh: Jammu and Kashmir is on high alert following cases of the avian flu in Maharastra and Gujarat. The Wildlife Department of J & K sent a request to the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) to train its officials on the preventive measures to be adopted, in case of a […] Read more »
Livelihood alternatives for Kalandars
Bhopal: A tough task of finding alternative livelihoods got underway for the Kalandars at the Kotra Sultanabad settlement in Bhopal. The Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) has invited the Centre for Entrepreneurship Development, Madhya Pradesh (CEDMAP) to train a group of Kalandars in various skills later this month. Read more »
CEC orders removal of illegal constructions
New Delhi: The Supreme Court constituted Central Empowered Committee (CEC) after a site inspection in the Okhla Bird Sanctuary today has ordered the concerned departments to remove all illegal constructions. The petition was filed by Faiyaz. A. Khudsar of the Biodiversity Conservation Trust of India in 2004 seeking legal protection […] Read more »
Sutrapada: Parbatlala Fulbaria was surprised to find a whale shark entangled in his fishing net in one of his daily trip to the sea. The fishing boat named ‘Parasmani’ in which he was traveling looked diminutive in contrast to the giant whale shark, estimated to be 45 feet long. Read more »
