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Inviting Ideas to Save Elephants in India

Throughout India, the elephants are running out of space and time. The spread of human settlements, plantations, farming, mining and railways is squeezing elephant populations into decreasing pockets of forest. Those that survive are forced into areas of human activity, if not just to pass between forest patches, then directly to feed on crops. The once harmonious relationships between elephants and people are breaking down, and both are getting killed all too frequently when conflict becomes extreme. We need Solutions to save the elephants and people. Read more »

Gaj Yatra Rolls Out in Meghalaya

Led by partners Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), Gaj Yatra is the biggest event ever planned around India’s National Heritage Animal – the Asian elephant. It will move through 12 elephant range States over the next few months, generating a groundswell of popular and policy support to help secure Right of Passage for elephants through 101 vital migratory corridors mapped across India. Read more »

UN Environment, Wildlife Trust of India Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Jointly Work Towards Protecting India’s Natural Heritage

New Delhi, February 20, 2018: Committing to collaborate across a range of initiatives aimed at protecting India’s natural heritage and specifically its National Heritage Animal, the Asian elephant, UN Environment (UNEP) and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) have signed a Letter of Intent. Read more »

Elephants Take Centrestage as Noida’s Shriram Millennium School Dedicates Annual Sports Events to WTI’s Gaj Yatra and Right of Passage Initiatives

Noida, NCR, February 18, 2018: The Shriram Millennium School’s commitment to the environment shone through as its annual sports events were dedicated to the cause of protecting the elephant, India’s National Heritage Animal. Read more »

07 from 2017

Highlights of our new and continued conservation action initiatives in 2017 Read more »

The March of the Elephants

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The Gaj Yatra Photography Competition: And the Winners Are…

Wildlife Trust of India and Conservation Lenses and Wildlife (CLaW) are pleased to announce the winners of the Gaj Yatra Photography Competition. Read more »

WTI Founder and CEO Vivek Menon Honoured with RG Samsara Lifetime Achievement Award

Bengaluru, Karnataka, October 11, 2017: In recognition of his exceptional contribution to the field of wildlife conservation, Vivek Menon, Founder and CEO of WTI was honoured with the RG Samsara Lifetime Achievement Award on October 7. Read more »

Gaj Yatra Gets Going from Renowned Ganesha Temple in Mumbai

Mumbai, August 13, 2017: Leading wildlife conservation NGO Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) announced the Mumbai launch of the Gaj Yatra, a campaign that aims to raise awareness about the shrinking space for India’s wild elephants and the importance of securing elephant corridors. The campaign was launched at the revered […] Read more »

The Gaj Yatra: New Delhi Launch

Wildlife Trust of India’s mega-campaign for India’s wild elephants gets underway. Read more »