Nabbed! The don of Wildlife Crime
New Delhi : Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) congratulates the Crime Branch of Delhi Police for the arrest of Sansar Chand . After being twice convicted and giving the slip for the last two decades, the notorious smuggler of wildlife, Sansar Chand was arrested by the Crime Branch near Prashant […] Read more »
Sansar under the Scanner: Remand for Ten Days
New Delhi: The world finally got to see the face behind many a poaching operations in Indian jungles, when Sansar Chand was produced in the court of Manoj Jain, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Delhi at noon today. Sansar Chand has been remanded to police custody for ten days during which […] Read more »
Positive Vibes for Markhor Conservation
New Delhi: A report on the Markhor “Goats on the Border” which is jointly published by the Wildlife Trust of India, J & K Wildlife Department, Environment and Ecology Cell of the Indian Army and Nature Conservation Society was released by the Hon’ble Chief Minister of J & K Shri […] Read more »
Leopard Under Villagers Ire: Rescued and Released
Kaziranga: A three year old leopard that was rescued on the night of 30 th June from the Kakojan area of Jorhat district by the local forest officials and staff of the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) was released back to the wild yesterday. The leopard, believed to […] Read more »
New Delhi: Notorious wildlife smuggler Sansar Chand finds himself ensnared with no hope of release after the CBI charged him under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act of 1999 (MCOCA). Read more »
Shahtoosh Shawls in Switzerland
New Delhi: During his recent visit to Geneva in July 2005 to attend the CITES Standing Committee meeting, Senior Advisor and Trustee of Wildlife Trust of India Mr. Ashok Kumar was shown four of the shahtoosh shawls from a previous seizure by Swiss authorities. The retailer had the nerve to attach a tag […] Read more »
Rajasthan Police Gets Custody of Sansar Chand
New Delhi : After tightening the snare on Sansar Chand, a complex legal situation arose yesterday after the Rajasthan Police applied for his custody and transit to Jaipur. The Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) expressed his inability to grant the request because Sansar Chand case had been transfered to organised crime court […] Read more »
WREN Volunteers Rescue Endangered Marine Turtles from Gujarat Flood Waters
Surat: The Wildlife Rehabilitators Exchange Network (WREN) which was launched by the Wild Rescue Programme of Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) early this year to take up rescue and rehabilitation measures for wildlife in crisis across the country have come forward to help wildlife in the flood affected areas of […] Read more »
Forest Department Officials Rescue Snakes in Assam
Kaziranga: After elephants, rhinos and leopards, the Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) in the north eastern state of Assam now houses ten snakes that have a new terrarium. Read more »
Legal Injunction Against Australian Import of Asian Elephants
New Delhi : The much awaited verdict on the fate of the eight Asian elephants stationed in the southern province of Thailand has finally arrived with the Australian Environment Minister Ian Campbell giving the green signal to Sydney and Melbourne Zoos to transport these animals to Australia -much to the […] Read more »
