REUNION SAGA OF A RESCUED ELEPHANT CALF
Borjuri:The dramatic rescue story of a two month old female elephant calf had a happy ending when she was successfully reunited with her natal herd in the north eastern state of Assam . This is the fourth elephant calf to be reunited with its natal herd immediately after being rescued […] Read more »
Three Shahtoosh Shawls Seized at the IGI Airport
New Delhi: Two persons were detained and three shahtoosh shawls seized in an operation at Indira Gandhi International airport in the early hours on Thursday morning. The operation was carried out by officers of Customs Commisionerate (Preventive) and assisted by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI). Read more »
Kaziranga: A male serow (Capricornis Sumatraensis) was rescued after it was captured by some villagers of Bokolia situated in the Karbi Anglong East Division. It was taken to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) for treatment of an injury in its hind leg and for further rehabilitation. Read more »
Kaziranga: The count of rhinos at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) increased to four as a male greater one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) calf, aged about 6 months was rescued by Kaziranga forest staff and brought to the centre on December 9 th . It lay wounded in […] Read more »
Kaziranga: The number of elephant calves at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) increased to eight with the rescue of a four month old female elephant calf from Rupajuli Tea Estate near Tezpur . The calf was found apparently sick in the garden by the assistant manager of […] Read more »
Vhali the Whale Shark Moves Inland
Gandhinagar: A gaggle of school children of assorted sizes watched awestruck as a 40 ft long model of the whale shark was inflated before their eyes this morning. Vhali the whale shark drew people like a magnet at ‘Samvaad’, an event organized by the Center for Environmental Education (CEE) at […] Read more »
Beyond the Ban to Secure the Future of Shahtoosh Workers
New Delhi: In a unique door-to-door survey done with over 45,000 people in the Kashmir valley, the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), have compiled a complete list of the ban-hit Shahtoosh workers and suggested that they may find succor in a recently […] Read more »
Landmark field guide to Indian mammals launched
New Delhi : The first pictorial Field Guide to Indian Mammals was launched today by the internationally renowned field biologist, Dr George Schaller, at a packed ceremony attended by the conservation fraternity who came from far. ‘Many field guides have been coming out on the birds of the Indian subcontinent […] Read more »
Bridal Asia Says No to Shahtoosh
Mumbai 2001:The Shahtoosh shawl, which is made by killing the endangered Tibetan antelope, has traditionally been a part of a north Indian bride’s trousseau for centuries. It is a highly prized and sought after item, handed down by mothers to their daughters. Read more »
NAGARHOLE POACHING CASE SETS TREND IN PROMPT CONVICTIONS
New Delhi: From the day they were arrested to their eventual conviction by the courts, it barely took six months. In one of the fastest ever conviction cases pertaining to wildlife crime, 24 persons charged with poaching inside the Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarhole) National Park in Karnataka under three different cases […] Read more »
