Right of Passage: Elephant Corridors of India [2nd Edition]
This Conservation Reference Series publication brings together, in its second edition, a comprehensive listing of India’s 101 elephant corridors as listed and mapped by elephant experts in consultation with all state forest departments that are part of the elephant range in the country. Securing these corridors so that elephants and […] Read more »
Gaj Yatra Rolls Out in Meghalaya
Led by partners Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Gaj Yatra is the biggest event ever planned around India’s National Heritage Animal – the Asian elephant. It will move through 12 elephant range States over the next few months, generating a groundswell of popular and policy support to help secure Right of Passage for elephants through 101 vital migratory corridors mapped across India. Read more »
Darjeeling, West Bengal, April 22, 2018: The second regional technical workshop on the conservation and management of elephant landscapes, focused on North-East India, was held in Darjeeling on April 20 and 21. Read more »
New Delhi, February 20, 2018: Committing to collaborate across a range of initiatives aimed at protecting India’s natural heritage and specifically its National Heritage Animal, the Asian elephant, UN Environment (UNEP) and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) have signed a Letter of Intent. Read more »
Noida, NCR, February 18, 2018: The Shriram Millennium School’s commitment to the environment shone through as its annual sports events were dedicated to the cause of protecting the elephant, India’s National Heritage Animal. Read more »
Adv. K Raju, the Hon’ble Minister for Forests, Govt. of Kerala, emphasised Right of Passage for elephants during his inaugural address Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala, January 11: The conservation of elephants is a multi-dimensional issue in India today, with intertwined elements such as habitat degradation, fragmentation of landscapes and increased human-elephant conflict […] Read more »
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Mudahalli Elephant Link: Health Camp Organised for Corridor-dependent Villages
Mudahalli, Karnataka, December 25, 2017: WTI, working in partnership with the Karnataka Forest Department, World Land Trust and the Swami Vivekananda Seva Trust, recently organised a health camp for the villages of Mudahalli and Goramadu Doddi, located near the Chamrajanagar-Talamalai at Mudahalli Elephant Corridor. Read more »
The Gaj Yatra Photography Competition: And the Winners Are…
Wildlife Trust of India and Conservation Lenses and Wildlife (CLaW) are pleased to announce the winners of the Gaj Yatra Photography Competition. Read more »
Karbi Anglong, Assam, October 1, 2017: 19 families in New Ram Terang village had voluntarily shifted out of their homes so that the Kalaphar-Daigrung Elephant Corridor could be secured. Last month, they received patta documents for the settlement land. Read more »
