WTI team helps reunite Lesser Whistling Duck family
It was a usual day for Dr Panjit Basumatary until a phone call stirred the atmosphere at the place he works. Dr Basumatary, Vet in Charge at Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) at Kaziranga, Assam was busy in his routine activities at the centre, Read more »
Wildlife Week Celebration near “First Addition” to Manas National Park
As a part of the celebratory events held during Wildlife Week across the nation by Wildlife Trust of India, the first addition to Manas National Park marked its first wildlife week celebration. Facilitated by IFAW and WTI, the celebrations took place in Bishnupur, a village near the First Addition to Manas National Park. Read more »
Manas National Park, Assam, May 20, 2018: A two-day Regional Workshop on best practices for mitigating human-snake conflict in North-east India was organised by IFAW-WTI at Manas National Park, Assam on 19-20 May 2018 Read more »
Rangagora Tea Estate, Guijan, Tinsukia, May 16, 2018: A heartwarming story of lost and found reunion of three leopard cubs with their mother played out at the Rangagora Tea Estate through 12-13 May, 2018. Read more »
Successfully Treated at CWRC for Poisoning, Ten Himalayan Griffon Vultures Sent Back to the Wild
CWRC, Assam, April 6, 2018: Ten Himalayan Griffon vultures (Gyps himalayensis) that had undergone treatment for carcass poisoning at CWRC were released into their home range in Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary yesterday morning. Read more »
Ten Poisoned Himalayan Griffon Vultures Currently Being Treated at CWRC
CWRC, Assam, March 28, 2018: Ten Himalayan Griffon vultures (Gyps himalayensis), found in a comatose condition due to suspected carcass poisoning in Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam’s Nagaon district, were admitted to CWRC on March 25. Read more »
Found Alone in East Karbi Anglong, Male Elephant Calf Admitted to CWRC
CWRC, Assam, March 27, 2018: A male elephant calf, about five to six months old, was admitted to CWRC on March 23 after it was discovered alone near Lahorijan in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam. Read more »
IFAW-WTI Organises Wall Painting Event and Conservation Awareness Workshop for Students near Manas
Howly, Assam, March 24, 2018: Working in collaboration with the District Institute of Education and Training (DIET), IFAW-WTI organised a wildlife conservation and biodiversity-themed workshop and wall painting programme in the town of Howly in Assam’s Barpeta district yesterday. About 250 students from DIET as well as ten schools across […] Read more »
Manas National Park, Assam, March 21, 2018: Six orphaned female elephant calves that had been hand-raised at CWRC; the wildlife rescue, treatment and rehabilitation facility jointly run by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and the Assam Forest Department near Kaziranga National Park – have been translocated to Manas National Park, where they will be acclimatised and eventually rehabilitated back to the wild. . Read more »
Assam Forest Department, CWRC MVS Team Rescue Leopard Trapped in Conflict Situation
Bokakhat, Assam, March 14, 2018: Personnel from the Eastern Assam Wildlife Division and CWRC rescued a sub-adult male leopard from a conflict situation in a joint operation conducted this morning in Bokakhat. Read more »
