Illegal wildlife trade debated at highest levels
Nairobi (Kenya), June 27, 2014: Security threats, organised crime and critical losses in biodiversity were the focus of a Ministerial Dialogue on Illegal Wildlife Trade at the inaugural meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA). Read more »
People’s perception on elephant depredation and conservation
Exploring human-elephant conflict situations, a recent survey by wildlife biologists including WTI's K Ramkumar on people’s perception on elephant depredation and conservation around Coimbatore forests has produced some very interesting results! Read more »
Marine conservation in Gujarat gets a boost on International Whale Shark Day
Gandhinagar, August 30, 2014: The capital of Gujarat today, witnessed WTI, the Gujarat Forest Department and Tata Chemicals Limited (TCL) come together to commemorate International Whale Shark Day and their success in protecting the whale sharks. Read more »
In the creation of tiger messengers, change begins now
New Delhi, Sept 3, 2014: Our Animal Action Education programme team was recently invited to give a talk on tigers at a school in the National Capital Region to be a part of their Global Tiger Day celebrations. A story by Sheren Shrestha. Read more »
July 3, 2014: An excerpt from Indian Mammals- A Field Guide, read Vivek Menon's field notes on some of his close encounters with the carnivore kind! Read more »
Dolphin rescued at Sutrapada Coast
Sutrapada, 3 July, 2014: A humpback dolphin, a Near Threatened species, was rescued off the Sutrapada coast in an united effort by the WTI team, Forest Department, fisher folk and community youth. Read more »
Students in Uttar Pradesh paint for conservation
Kheri (Uttar Pradesh), Sept 6, 2014: To spread conservation awareness amongst school children in U P, WTI with support of Aircel conducted wall painting competitions in 2 schools situated on the periphery of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve (DTR). Read more »
July 10. 2014: An excerpt from Indian Mammals- A Field Guide, where Vivek Menon talks about 'monkeying' around! Read more »
Traipsing in the forests of Bandipur
Bandipur Tiger Reserve, July 15, 2014: Read an account by WTI's Shaleen Attre as she talks about going on an anti-snare walk in Bandipur Tiger Reserve, led by the staff of the Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF). Read more »
IFAW-WTI Media Workshop in Assam -Enhancing the Quality of Green Journalism
Guwahati, Sept 7, 2014: With the increasingly challenging scenario of preserving India’s endangered species & threatened habitats, IFAW-WTI recently organised a day-long media workshop titled ‘Enhancing the Quality of Green Journalism'. Read more »
