885 birds rescued during Kite Festival in Gujarat and Rajasthan by WTI-IFAW Emergency Relief Network
Noida, Uttar Pradesh, 11 February 2021: This January, 865 birds flew back to the wild thanks to the Emergency Relief Network of WTI – IFAW who responded to rescue calls of birds injured during the 2021 kite festival in Rajasthan and Gujarat. About 60% of the birds under treatment have […] Read more »
CMS Lists Endangered Asian elephants in Appendix I
Gandhinagar, India, 21 February 2020 – In a major breakthrough, the proposal to enlist Asian Elephants in Appendix I of the Convention of Migratory Species has been accepted by the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the UN Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) which […] Read more »
Vhali becomes part of 71th Republic Day celebration of Girsomanth district in Gujarat
Girsomnath, Gujarat, 27 January, 2020: The Whale Shark conservation project in Gujarat has been a long term commitment of Wildlife Trust of India towards Whale Shark Conservation with the collaborative efforts of Gujarat Forest Department and Tata Chemicals Ltd to safeguard the world’s largest fish and habitual visitor to Gujarat […] Read more »
July 18, 2019 : 14th July is celebrated as Shark awareness day around the globe and aims to spread awareness on different species of sharks and their relevance to the ocean & humans at large. Sharks play an essential role in the world’s oceans ecosystems by maintaining a healthy balance […] Read more »
Vhali Utsav celebrated by WTI and Gujarat Forest Department with support from TATA Chemicals
“Whale Shark Day” or fondly known as “Vhali Utsav” was declared in February, 2007, by the Government of Gujarat to mark the efforts of conserving the gentle giant of the sea. Read more »
WTI celebrates the International Whale Shark Day with Fisheries students at Veraval, Gujarat
The Gujarat Whale Shark conservation project celebrated International Whale Shark Day, 2018 with the students from fishery faculty at Junagadh Agricultural University (JAU) at Veraval. Read more »
WTI Monitors Migratory Movement of Satellite-tagged Whale Shark for over 100 Days
An interactive trail map showing the whale shark’s migratory path. (Use the controls on the map to play/pause or zoom in/out.) Sutrapada, Gujarat, February 27, 2017: The migratory path of a male whale shark that had been satellite-tagged off the Saurashtra coast in November 2017 under the Whale Shark Conservation […] Read more »
Schoolchildren, Fishing Communities Headline WTI’s Gujarat Whale Shark Day Celebrations
Dhamlej, Gujarat, November 22, 2017: The coastal communities of Gujarat observed ‘Vhali Utsav’ or ‘Whale Shark Day’ on November 18. A one-day awareness seminar on whale shark conservation in India was organised at the Shri Dhaumya Primary School on the occasion. Read more »
Eighth Whale Shark Satellite Tagged Under the Gujarat Whale Shark Conservation Project
Sutrapada, Gujarat, November 12, 2017: A male whale shark, 22 feet long, was satellite tagged by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) field personnel in the coastal waters off the fishing village of Sutrapada on the Saurashtra coast yesterday. Read more »
Gir Somnath District, Gujarat, August 31, 2017: WTI, working in concert with the Gujarat Forest Department and with the support of Tata Chemicals Ltd and the Saurashtra fishing community, organised a celebratory event at Somnath on the occasion of International Whale Shark Day. Read more »
