Social Media helps Green Corridor Champion Stop Wildlife Crime in Tamil Nadu
Rajapalayam, June 23, 2020 Social media is a double edged sword but can be used to advantage to stop crime, as this case proves. Wildlife Trust of India’s Green Corridor Champion (GCC) in Tamil Nadu helped enforcement authorities apprehend criminals using popular video sharing apps in the Srivilliputhur – Saptur […] Read more »
Hanging Fences Protect People and Elephants in Manas
Manas National Park, 7 May 2020: An effective solution to mitigate human elephant conflict was successfully tested and shows promise in Manas. Wildlife Trust of India’s team had installed 5 km of hanging fence along the Manas National Park boundary to keep elephants out of human inhabited areas. Conventional fences […] 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 »
Gaj Yatra begins in Tamil Nadu
Asian elephants live in a region of the world with the densest human population. In India, with 1.3 billion people jostling for space, the elephants are one of the first species to suffer due to their size, needs and nomadic nature. Read more »
Help Us Save Elephants in Assam from Train-hits
Train collisions are the fourth-largest cause of unnatural elephant mortality in the country. Read more »
How the villagers of Ram Terang gave a migratory corridor back to elephants Read more »
Born to be Wild: Commemorating a Decade of Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation
This pictorial book, released in 2012, looks back at a decade of wildlife rescue and rehabilitation work accomplished at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) near Kaziranga National Park, Assam, and the Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (CBRC) in Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh. Read more »
Pakke Pachyderms: Ecology and conservation of Asian Elephants in Kameng Elephant Reserve
This Conservation Reference Series report is the first detailed account of the distribution, threats and conservation status of the Asian elephant in the Kameng Elephant Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh. This project has over seven years analysed the extent of man-animal conflict in the area and implemented mitigating measures. Read more »
