WTI Trustee Dr. R.Sukumar receives “The Khoshoo Memorial Award, 2004”
New Delhi: WTI Trustee Dr.R.Sukumar won the Inagural T.N.Khoshoo Memorial Award, 2004 in a glittering ceremony held at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi. The award was instituted by the T.N.Memorial Endowment Fund. Read more »
Wildlife traders held in Kangra
Kangra: A joint operation led by the Station House Officer (SHO) Shahpur of Himachal Pradesh Police and the Enforcement Division of Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) have resulted in the recovery of two bear biles, three leopard skins and a jungle cat skin from two illegal wildlife traders in the […] Read more »
Chiru called Yingying, Olympic Mascot of Beijing
New Delhi: The Tibetan antelope, friendly Yingying is all set to shake hands with the world as one among five symbols chosen as the mascots of the Beijing Olympics. Conservationists at the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) reveled at this announcement that was made by the Olympic Committee in China […] Read more »
Morari Bapu launches ‘Save the Whale Shark’ campaign in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: A popular religious leader, wildlife conservation NGOs, the forest department and two major business corporations have come together in a unique partnership to protect an endangered species off the coast of Gujarat, the Whale Shark. Read more »
Street play on Whale Shark starts a ripple
Gujarat: The campaign against the killing of Whale Shark launched in February by the Wildlife Trust of India and the International Fund for Animal Welfare has started making waves in coastal towns of the western Indian state of Gujarat . The first ripples appeared with the launch of a street […] Read more »
Elephant calf rescued and released
Bokakhat, Assam: The morning dew had rendered the ground at Borsapori tea estate with slippery earth and treacherous trenches. On that fateful day, an elephant calf was found trapped in one of the trenches of the tea estate. Read more »
Tezpur: This is an amazing account of a displaced tiger, which attacked three persons, went to jail, and was released without bail! Read more »
Mongoose Hair paint brushes seized in raid
Dehradun: Forest and police officials raided a clandestine mongoose hair brush making factory at Vikas Nagar near Dehradun, in the northern Indian Uttaranchal state. The owner of the factory was arrested and 425 finished mongoose hair brushes were seized. The seizure was assisted by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Read more »
CEC stays construction of bridge in Chattisgarh
New Delhi : The Central Empowered Committee(CEC) appointed by the Supreme court today stayed the proposed bridge over Maniyari River in Achanakmar sanctuary in the central Indian Chhattisgarh state. The proposed bridge was to connect the villages of Chhaparwa and Surhi inside the Achanakmar wildlife sanctuary. Read more »
WTI Petition to Relocate illegal Corbett village Admitted
New Delhi: The Central Empowered Committee appointed by the Supreme court today admitted a petition filed by the Wildlife Trust of India praying for the completion of the relocation of villages on the southern side of Corbett Tiger Reserve, which has been pending for over 25 years. Read more »
