IFAW-WTI Provides Ex-Gratia Support to Family of Forest Guard Killed on Duty in Kaziranga
Kaziranga National Park, April 22, 2017: IFAW-WTI has provided ex-gratia support of Rs 100,000 to the family of the late Mr Gautam Baruah, a forest guard killed on duty in the Western Forest Range (Bagori) of Kaziranga National Park. Read more »
Jammu & Kashmir, March 17, 2017: Working in partnership with the Jammu & Kashmir Department of Wildlife Protection, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) today completed the last of a series of Human-Wildlife Conflict Mitigation Training Workshops for frontline forest staff in the state. Read more »
Mysuru, Karnataka, March 15, 2017: IFAW-WTI has provided ex-gratia support of Rs 100,000 to the family of 28-year-old Murigeppa Tammangol, a forest guard who was killed on duty on February 19 while trying to douse a forest fire that had broken out in Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Read more »
IFAW-WTI Conducts Workshop on Offence Report Writing for Frontline Staff in Manas National Park
Manas National Park, March 8, 2017: A seven-day special workshop on wildlife offense report writing was organised for frontline staff of Manas National Park by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) with support from the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) and Assam Forest Department Read more »
IFAW-WTI Conducts First-ever CDR Analysis Training for Wildlife Enforcement Officials in Bhutan
Gelephu, Bhutan, February 13, 2017: As part of the ongoing efforts to train, equip and boost the morale of forest department personnel in Bhutan, IFAW-WTI conducted a two-day technical workshop on Call Data Records (CDR) analysis for a select group of enforcement officials. Read more »
IFAW-WTI Conducts Wildlife Crime Prevention Training for Frontline Staff in Haa, Bhutan
Haa Dzongkhag, Bhutan, January 31, 2017: A Wildlife Crime Prevention training workshop for frontline staff of the Jigme Khesar Strict Nature Reserve and Haa Territorial Range was conducted yesterday in Haa, Bhutan Read more »
The life of a forest guard is replete with dangers, especially from poachers and chance encounters with wild animals while patrolling on foot. Watch how WTI-IFAW trains, equips and builds their morale to ensure these Guardians of the Wild are protected and discharge their duties as true foot soldiers, who […] Read more »
Tiger Country: Helping Save Bhutan’s Natural Heritage
A Conservation Action Series report on four years of work by IFAW-WTI in partnership with the Government of Bhutan, training forest guards, customs and enforcement personnel, and assisting the Bhutanese forest department in taking action to save local wildlife in distress. Read more »
