The Unexpected Guest: When a Tiger Visited a Village in Tumsar
On December 22, 2017, members of the Rapid Response Team (RRT) of Wildlife Trust of India’s Vidarbha Tiger Project assisted Maharashtra Forest Department and Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) personnel in tranquilising and capturing a male tiger that ventured into a village in the Tumsar region of Vidarbha. Read more »
Dudhwa National Park, Uttar Pradesh, December 22, 2017: WTI, working in partnership with the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department and with support from Aircel Ltd, conducted a two-day interactive training workshop on Human Wildlife Conflict at Dudhwa National Park on December 18 and 19. Read more »
In conjunction with long-term measures it is essential that rapidly deployable and field-tested solutions to alleviate Human Wildlife Conflict be brought to the forefront. This inaugural volume of the Conservation Action Solutions series does just that, summarising ten successful conflict mitigation measures already employed by WTI, and two new ideas […] Read more »
By Jaydeep Patil Read more »
Of Rumours, Werewolves and Smaller Predators
By Dr Khanin Changmai, Abhishek Narayanan, and Shudhanta Sood Read more »
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WTI Rapid Response Team Rescues Conflict Leopard in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Sultanpur Forest Division, Uttar Pradesh, May 30, 2017: A Rapid Response Team established under WTI's Terai Tiger Project yesterday assisted the UP Forest Department in tranquilising and capturing a male leopard that had strayed into a house in Bhelara village, Kadipur Range, Sultanpur Forest Division. Read more »
Injured Adult Male Leopard Brought to CWRC for Treatment
On the night of May 9, officials of the Bokial Forest Beat, Golaghat Forest Division trapped an adult male leopard that sustained several injuries in its efforts to escape the trap cage. The leopard was brought to CWRC for treatment on May 10. Read more »
Conflict Leopard Rescued, Released into the Wild by Assam Forest Department and CWRC MVS Team
Tinsukia, Assam, April 30, 2017: A Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) unit of CWRC rescued a female leopard that had strayed into a house in Chabua village in the Tinsukia district of Assam on Friday, April 28. The leopard was transported to a location deep within the Joypur Reserve Forest and released back to the wild yesterday. Read more »
WTI, Aircel Equip Karnataka STPF with Large Carnivore Conflict Management Gear
Handpost, Karnataka, April 25, 2017: WTI and the AIRCEL Save Our Tigers campaign this morning presented the Karnataka Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) team with safety equipment to aid in the management of Human Wildlife Conflict situations. Read more »
