Raimona National Park Notified: Greater Manas gets more Protection
10 June 2021, Assam: On World Environment Day, the newly elected Chief Minister of the Government of Assam, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma declared two new National Parks, delighting conservationists and communities alike. The much awaited Gazette notification of Raimona National Park and Dehing-Patkai was issued by the Assam government on […] Read more »
Three rehabilitated rhino calves get ready to go back to the wild in Manas
Manas Tiger Reserve, 10 April 2021: Three rhino calves – two females and a male- that were rescued during the 2019 floods have safely been released in Manas Tiger Reserve, the first step in sending them back to the wild. Rescued by the Assam Forest Department and the IFAW- WTI […] Read more »
Conservation in the Land of the Markhor
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WTI mobile vet service team conducts refresher training in Keonjhar forest division
Keonjhar, Odisha, 22 October 2020: Wildlife Trust of India’s Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) team conducted a refresher training for the rescue team of Keonjhar Forest Division, Odisha at Anjar ecotourism complex in August this year. While, initially planned for three days due to COVID restrictions the training module had to […] Read more »
Wildlife Trust of India equips frontline forest staff in biodiversity hotspots, Kerala
Munnar, Kerala, 20 Oct 2020: Essential work kits comprising a rain jacket, backpack, field shoes, sleeping bag, torch (flashlight) and a first aid kit were handed over to frontline forest staff of Eravikulam National Park and Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary by Shri James Zacharias Sr. Advisor, WTI in the presence of […] Read more »
WTI disburses ex gratia to frontline forest staff families during lockdown
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, July 07, 2020: WTI has granted a sum of four lakhs to bereaved surviving families of four brave frontline forest staff who have fallen in the line of duty even while the country has been under stringent lockdown. We have stood by these brave men and women […] Read more »
Celebrating World Crocodile Day with 86 Gharial Hatchlings
Valmikinagar, Bihar, June 16 2020: In some great news shared by Wildlife Trust of India’s field biologist this World Crocodile Day, 86 newly hatched gharial were released into the Gandak river. These hatchlings emerged after successful incubation of 65-70 days from nests protected by community watchers deployed in the project. […] Read more »
Gharial released in Nepal travels all the way down to Hooghly.
New Delhi, 20 May 2020: A Gharial caught in fishing nets in the Hooghly near Rani Nagar Ghat of Nadia District in West Bengal sparked quite an interest among the fishermen and conservation biologists. Gharials are critically endangered with only about 650 adult individuals found in the wild in sparse […] Read more »
Community Watchers Save Critically Endangered Gharial Nests
Valmikinagar, Bihar, April 24 2020 : Restrictions on movement during lockdown imposed due to Covid-19 have not affected WTI’s zeal and commitment to conservation action. When the biologist could not travel, mobile communication and local communities came to the rescue in our Gandak Gharial project, that resulted in saving 94 […] 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 »
