Rushikulya (on the Orissa coast): Each year between the months of March and May, around a hundred thousand female Olive Ridley sea turtles converge to the Rushikulya rookery to lay eggs on the coast of the eastern state of Orissa in India. Only a few thousand hatchlings survive the journey […] Read more »
Rescued Female Elephant Calf at CWRC
Kaziranga: A two-year-old wild elephant calf found wandering near a village in Lakhimpur division of the north-eastern Assam state was rescued and sent to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) near Kaziranga. This increases the number of elephant calves at CWRC, which is managed by the Wildlife Trust […] Read more »
Sub-adult Tigers Rescued and Released in Kaziranga
Borjhuri: A pair of sub-adult tigers, which had strayed out of the Kaziranga National Park(KNP) in the north-eastern Assam state, were rescued and released within 24 hours of their capture, in a joint operation by the forest department and the Wildlife Trust of India(WTI)-managed Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation […] Read more »
Tiger Cub Release: An Eyewitness Account
The rescue and the decision to release the sub-adult tigers in the Kaziranga National Park in the north-eastern Assam state, happened so fast that we at WTI were scrambling to get photographers and video crews in place and in time. Guwahati based film-maker, Shibani Chaudhury , who was alerted in […] Read more »
Kaziranga Gears Up to Combat Floods
Kaziranga : An annual feature of nature’s fury unleashes in the form of floods at Kaziranga National Park and displaces hundreds of animals from their habitat. Read more »
Kaziranga: A two month old female leopard cub was rescued from the Doom Dooma forest near Tinsukia, affected by the recent floods in the Brahmaputra river in India’s north-eastern Assam state. It was brought to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) on the morning of July 18. Read more »
Porbandar Adopts Whale Shark as City Mascot
All roads of Porbandar, the birthplace of Mahatma Gandhi, led to the Chowpatty beach this Sunday, as thousands of residents converged here to accord a ceremonial welcome to the world’s largest fish. Aniruddha Mookerjee recounts a never-before experience. Read more »
Whale Shark is Star Attraction on World Environment Day
Ahmedabad: Visitors to the Centre of Environment Education (CEE) in Ahmedabad were amazed at the sight of a 40 ft fish on the lawns. As each of the 1500 visitors touched and felt this man-made wonder, it was obvious that Vhali the whale shark was clearly the star of the […] Read more »
Floods Cut Off Kaziranga National Park
Kaziranga: A third round of floods has totally cut off road traffic to Kaziranga National Park (KNP) from Guwahati in India ’s north eastern Assam state. The road was under 10 feet of water at Naogaon yesterday and an alternate route to KNP through Tezpur faced the same fate today. […] Read more »
Round the Clock Rescue Operations in Kaziranga
Kaziranga: Yet another rhino calf was rescued from the floods and brought to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), where its wounds were treated by the Centre veterinarian. This brings the count of rhino calves at the Centre to three. A total of 12 hog deer were also […] Read more »
