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 »
CWRC MVS Team Provides Veterinary Care to Leopard Caught in Trap Cage
Jorhat, Assam, August 07, 2017: An MVS team from IFAW-WTI’s Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation recently attended to a sub-adult male leopard that had been caught in a trap cage set by the Assam Forest Department in Hunwal Tea Estate. Read more »
Conflict Leopard Rescued and Released into the Wild by CWRC MVS Team
Jorhat, Assam, July 24, 2017: Working in concert with the Assam Forest Department, a Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) team from IFAW-WTI’s Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) recently resolved a conflict situation by tranquilising a leopard that had strayed into a village in Assam’s Jorhat district. The leopard, a […] Read more »
The Mystery of the 40 Dead Birds
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Temple Tiger MVS Team Holds Consultative Meetings with Village Communities around MM Hills WLS
MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka, July 5, 2017: The Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) unit established by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) under its Temple Tiger Project recently held a series of consultative meetings in five villages on the fringes of the MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary. Read more »
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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 »
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, March 20, 2017: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) this morning commenced a five-day training workshop titled “Conservation Action: Focus on Human-Wildlife Interface” for 14 IFS probationers from the Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA). Read more »
