WTI’s Vet on Wheels Team rescues stranded Sambar
Baripada, Odisha, 3 December 2020: On 23rd November 2020, an adult male sambar stuck in a water canal near Bangriposi forest range, Baripada forest division was rescued by WTI’s Vet on Wheels Team. The distressed animal was first spotted by the forest department staff at around 6:30 am in the […] Read more »
WTI grants ex gratia to Forest Guard killed in Lightning Strike in Madhya Pradesh
Sanjay Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, 22 November 2020: Standing firm in support of the brave men and women guarding our natural heritage, WTI granted INR 1,00,000 to Ms. Roshmi Singh w/o Mr. Ajit Kumar who succumbed to a lightning strike while on duty at Sanjay Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh. All […] Read more »
WTI assists in Wild Buffalo translocation to Chhattisgarh
Barnawapara, 23 April 2020: In a meticulously planned and historic operation, the Chhattisgarh forest department has with the active support of the Wildlife Trust of India translocated two wild buffaloes – one male and one female, from Manas National Park in Assam to the Conservation Breeding Centre in Barnawapara, about […] Read more »
WTI Team Treats Poisoned Vultures
Kaziranga, 24 April 2020:Wildlife Trust of India’s veterinarians are currently nursing eleven vultures afflicted by secondary poisoning from Sibsagar district of Assam. These vultures were spotted at Dichagmukh area, suspected to have fed on a poisoned animal carcass on the banks of Brahmaputra of which 19 birds were already dead. […] Read more »
An Asian barred owlet rescued, revived and released back to the wild at Arunachal Pradesh
Pakke Tiger Reserve, 28 March 2020 : It was a routine work day for Ayushman Singh, Assistant Field Officer at IFAW – Wildlife Trust of India’s Center for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (CBRC), Pakke Tiger Reserve. Crossing the Pakke river from Seijosa to reach CBRC in his daily commute that […] Read more »
In a shocking development, Wildlife Trust of India lost Nagaraj Bhat, our veteran crime fighter from Karnataka in a road accident this morning. He was on his way to an enforcement operation when the vehicle in which he was travelling, driven by a collaborator overturned several times in trying to […] Read more »
11th Gujarat Whale Shark Day celebrated at Veraval, Gujarat
Veraval, Gujarat, November 27, 2019: After fifteen years of entering Gujarat to save the whale shark, Wildlife Trust of India along with Junagadh Wildlife Circle, Gujarat Forest Department, jointly organized 11th Gujarat Whale Shark Day at Veraval. The project is an exemplary marine conservation model of Government, corporate, NGO and […] Read more »
He was recognised for making a positive change to the world’s wildlife New Delhi, 19th November 2019: Vivek Menon, ED and CEO, Wildlife Trust of India won the Excellence Award at the ninth edition of Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Awards, held at ITC Maurya, New Delhi on 19th November. Vivek Menon was felicitated for his exceptional contribution towards wildlife […] Read more »
Announcement of three Masters scholarships of INR 2 Lakhs each, in remembrance of Shri Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar Memorial Scholarships for Wildlife Law and Enforcement. Read more »
Rapid Action Project (RAP) – First Aid Kit Distribution in Dudhwa National Park, Uttar Pradesh
''The Wildlife Warden of Dudhwa National Park Mr. D.K. Chaturvedi, presided over the event and distributed the kits to the frontline forest staff posted across chowkis and beats falling within the 5 ranges of Dudhwa National Park'' Read more »
