11th Gujarat Whale Shark Day celebrated at Veraval, Gujarat
Veraval, Gujarat, November 27, 2019: After fifteen years of entering Gujarat to save the whale shark, Wildlife Trust of India along with Junagadh Wildlife Circle, Gujarat Forest Department, jointly organized 11th Gujarat Whale Shark Day at Veraval. The project is an exemplary marine conservation model of Government, corporate, NGO and […] Read more »
Communities gear up to handle carnivore conflict in Pilibhit
Pilibhit, 22 September 2019: The upcoming harvest season for sugarcane will see a large number of people working in fields that are also preferred refuges of wild carnivores in the Terai region of the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. Increasing instances of wildlife caught in conflict in human dominated areas […] Read more »
Wildlife Trust of India, ED & CEO, Vivek Menon said “Continuing our effort for holistic conservation action, we celebrate the new tiger census numbers of 2976 with a commitment to manage the emerging issues of tiger conservation, that of habitat degradation and human-tiger conflict. On International Tiger Day, I use the opportunity to announce the release of an animation movie, “Kinara” made by WTI that deals with human-tiger conflict.” This film is to be shared by Sri Prakash Javdekar, Hon'ble Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Minister of Information and Broadcasting with officials at a function within the Ministry to celebrate International Tiger Day. Read more »
Guarding the rain forests of the sea!
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Rescuing in water is more than knowing how to swim!
By Rudra Prasanna Mahapatra and Aradhana Singh Read more »
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IFAW- WTI’s Emergency Response Meet at Jaipur during the kite flying festival
IFAW-WTI’s Emergency Relief Network members met early this year in Jaipur to discuss and share action-oriented ideas for the ERN network especially during emergencies and natural disaster. We could capture the day-long activity we organized with Raksha & Hope and Beyond in Jaipur to brainstorm further on next steps of […] Read more »
Female bear cub radio-collared for release in the wild
The female bear cub is radio-collared by Dr Rinku Gohain, the IFAW-WTI veterinarian at the rehabilitation site in Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh. It is one of the two cubs that were rescued by the Assam forest department rescue team from a household in Karbi Anglong district of Assam in January 2018. Read more »
Announcement of three Masters scholarships of INR 2 Lakhs each, in remembrance of Shri Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar Memorial Scholarships for Wildlife Law and Enforcement. Read more »
Five Days NGO Attachment for IFS Probationers
‘Five days NGO attachment for IFS probationers’ for 2017-19 course was held from 29th October to 2nd November 2018. Wildlife Trust of India has been consecutively organising this workshop for last three years. Read more »
