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 »
Wildlife Trust of India trains frontline forest staff in UP and Karnataka
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 9 November 2020: WTI’s Wildlife Crime Control Division (WCCD) has trained frontline staff in three protected areas from two different geographies of the country in the last two months. In the terai arc, frontline staff from both the forest and the wildlife divisions of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve […] Read more »
Wildlife Trust of India Grant aids Butterfly Conservation in Arunachal Pradesh
Tale Wildlife Sanctuary, Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh, 23 Oct 2020: Wildlife Trust of India’s Rapid Action Project grant to wildlife conservationists helped in propagating host plants of key butterfly species in Tale Wildlife Sanctuary, Ziro. DFO Abhinav Kumar Tagging the plants – pic credit @ Koj Mama Tale Wildlife Sanctuary hosts […] Read more »
Flood rescued rhino calf recovers at WTI-IFAW-AFD Rescue Centre, Kaziranga
Kaziranga National Park, 31 Aug 2020: Post successful wildlife rescues during the Assam floods, Wildlife Trust of India’s Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation with the support of IFAW and Assam Forest Department is now a crèche of seven rhino calves. While the newest entrant remains under close observation of […] Read more »
Celebrating the Whale Shark: The World’s Largest Fish
Noida, 28 August 2020: Stakeholders from across the world came together at an online event to commemorate International Whale Shark Day that falls on 30 August. Sixteen years after pioneering a deep dive into whale shark conservation, Wildlife Trust of India and their partner Tata Chemicals Limited have much to […] Read more »
Forest Minister of Kerala Launches Poster to Mark International Mangrove Day
Kannur, 24th July 2020: Embracing the new normal of online events during COVID times, Wildlife Trust of India celebrated International Day for the Conservation of Mangrove Ecosystem with the Kerala Forest Department today by releasing an eye-catching poster commissioned by WTI. The poster illustrates the protection mangroves provide to the […] 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 »
Wild Elephant Treated Ex Situ by WTI Veterinarian
Golaghat, Assam, 31 March 2020: Residents around Bijuli Reserve Forest were greatly concerned about the presence of a wild elephant in the vicinity, especially during the nationwide lockdown when people were supposed to remain at home. Wildlife veterinarian Samshul Ali from the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) attended […] 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 »
