Elephant Calf Rescued from Karbi Anglong Settles at CWRC

Kaziranga, 20 December 2019: Responding to a call from the Karbi Anglong forest division, the IFAW-WTI team of veterinarians and animal keepers rescued and admitted an abandoned elephant calf at the wildlife rescue centre in Kaziranga. Led by veterinarian Dr Panjit Basumatary from the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation […] Read more »

Obituary: Nagaraj N Bhat

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 »

Vivek Menon wins the Excellence Award at the 9th edition of Condé Nast Traveller Reader’s Travel Awards

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 »

The Whale Shark Campaign reaches Lakshadweep

Kavaratti, 9 October 2019: After the resounding success of turning hunters to protectors of the whale shark in Gujarat coupled with science that put spotlight on the whale sharkas a key species, Wildlife Trust of India launched its campaign in the islands of Lakshadweep. WTI along with the Department of […] Read more »

WTI Celebrates Wildlife Week across India

WTI celebrated Wildlife Week from 2 to 8 October across key projects in India. Various activities that focused on the need to save India’s natural heritage were organised in collaboration with local organisations, forest departments, educational institutions and communities.     Meghalaya This year marked the first ever Wildlife Week […] Read more »

Celebrating International Tiger Day with a roar

July 30, 2019 : On July 29, 2019, WTI orchestrated and participated in Global Tiger Day celebrations in a number of its project areas, in concert with local communities, state forest departments, partner NGOs and other supporters. All our major stakeholders like students, conservationists, government authorities, communities were involved in […] Read more »

International Mangrove Day Celebration in Kerala

Trivandrum, Kerala, July 29, 2019: The UNESCO mandated ‘International Day for the conservation of the mangrove ecosystems’ is celebrated every year on 26July 26. This year International Mangrove Day is indeed a milestone for mangrove conservation in Kerala since the Forest Minister of the state proposed to create a mangrove cell […] Read more »

Rhino calves rescued in Assam Floods

Flood waters separate young rhinos from their mothers.  Exhausted and unable to keep up in swirling currents, they land up in backyards of inundated homes, looking for some high ground to lay their tired feet on. Calves below two years of age are brought to the IFAW-WTI wildlife rescue centre […] Read more »