IFAW –WTI – AFD Team helps provide safe passage to a Tiger in Tezpur
Tezpur, Assam, 27 November 2020: An adult tiger that had strayed out to human habitation in a village near Tezpur University and had injured two persons on Tuesday, 24th November was driven back to the wild in a concerted team operation led by the forest department, civic authorities and enforcement […] 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 grants ex gratia assistance to injured and fallen frontline forest staff in lockdown
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 03 November 2020: In July, we had reported on four unfortunate cases of frontline staff passing away while on duty, including Mr. Deepu Rana who fell to the bullets of timber mafia as he tried to stop them in Gwalior forest division. Frontline staff have been working […] 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 »
Triple Recognition and Felicitations from Assam Forest Department to Crown Wildlife Week 2020
Guwahati, 7 October 2020: In a triple recognition for our commitment to saving wildlife, the Assam government awarded three felicitations to Wildlife Trust of India’s project and people for their exemplary services to save Assam’s natural heritage. At the concluding function of the 66th Wildlife Week organised by Assam Forest Department […] 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-IFAW-Assam Forest Department team rescues flood swept elephant in Assam
Dakhalaghat, 17 July 2020: In a very challenging flood rescue this month, WTI – IFAW and Assam State Forest Department team, captured an injured and distressed female elephant from a village and released her back to the wild. The first reports of this adult elephant swimming downstream in Brahmaputra from […] Read more »
WTI Sends Help to Sundarbans in the Amphan Aftermath
Noida, NCR, 10 June 2020: Wildlife Trust of India with its institutional commitment to address wildlife emergencies provided essential relief in 24 Parganas (south) district of West Bengal that bore the brunt of the cyclone Amphan. The Sundarbans of West Bengal were severely affected by this super cyclone, with loss […] Read more »
Month Old Rhino Calf Rescued Near Kaziranga
Deopani, Kaziranga National Park, 19 April 2020: A month old male rhino calf, separated from its mother was rescued by Wildlife Trust of India’s veterinary team from the Center for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) near Kaziranga. The forest staff of west Bandardubi forest camp (Kaziranga National Park) were the […] Read more »
Serendipity Wildlife Foundation conducts a Wildlife Crime Workshop at WTI HQ
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 13 March 2020: Last Saturday (7th of March) the Wildlife Trust of India’s HQ witnessed an interesting workshop on “Fighting Wildlife Crime with Forensics” by Ravi Perera, CEO, Serendipity Wildlife Foundation. The workshop was attended by WTI staff, law and enforcement officials from Wildlife Crime Control Bureau […] Read more »
