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 »
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 »
WTI Team Treats Poisoned Vultures
Kaziranga, 24 April 2020:Wildlife Trust of India’s veterinarians are currently nursing eleven vultures afflicted by secondary poisoning from Sibsagar district of Assam. These vultures were spotted at Dichagmukh area, suspected to have fed on a poisoned animal carcass on the banks of Brahmaputra of which 19 birds were already dead. […] 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 »
Dibrugarh, 8 April 2020: This successful case of timely veterinary intervention and dedicated care enabled an injured leopard recover and return to the wild during the nationwide lockdown. These narrow and deep trenches are dug and maintained in tea estates as rainwater drainage. Our MVS Team carefully lifted the injured […] Read more »
Wild Elephant Treated Ex Situ by WTI Veterinarian
Golaghat, Assam, 31 March 2020: Residents around Bijuli Reserve Forest were greatly concerned about the presence of a wild elephant in the vicinity, especially during the nationwide lockdown when people were supposed to remain at home. Wildlife veterinarian Samshul Ali from the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) attended […] Read more »
When Assam Floods displace animals, humans step in to help
Kaziranga, August 23, 2019: Almost a month after the flood waters submerged 95 percent of Kaziranga National Park, the wildlife rescue centre we run near this UNESCO World Heritage Site has five new resident rhino calves. Rescued under various situations from swirling floodwaters or separated from their mothers, the rhino […] Read more »
30 vultures soar free back to the wild
Treated for poisoning, 30 vultures were released back to the wild in Sivsagar, Assam Demow, Sivsagar, Assam: In late March 2019, a rescue call for 66 vultures impacted by poisoning came in from Netaipukhuri area of Demow in Sivsagar district. Wildlife Trust of India team from centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation […] Read more »
Little Lesser Adjutant Stork Handraised at CWRC
A little birdie arrived from the north bank of Kaziranga National Park as a pretty hatchling. Now small black feathers in her wing are adding beauty to her. This has made caretakers at CWRC hopeful too. Read more »
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 »
