Manas National Park, Assam, March 21, 2018: Six orphaned female elephant calves that had been hand-raised at CWRC; the wildlife rescue, treatment and rehabilitation facility jointly run by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and the Assam Forest Department near Kaziranga National Park – have been translocated to Manas National Park, where they will be acclimatised and eventually rehabilitated back to the wild. . Read more »
CWRC and Kaziranga Forest Authority Conduct Wildlife Crisis Management Orientation for SSB Personnel
WRC, Kaziranga National Park, February 21, 2018: An orientation session on wildlife rescue and rehabilitation was organised for personnel from the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) on February 17. Read more »
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, January 6, 2018: Three female rhino calves that were rescued during the devastating monsoon floods that hit Kaziranga in 2016 and subsequently hand-raised at CWRC, were translocated this morning to Manas for eventual rehabilitation into the wild. Read more »
Rescued from Trench in Behora Tea Estate, Female Elephant Calf Brought to CWRC
CWRC, Assam, September 13, 2017: A female elephant calf that had been separated from its natal herd was rescued from a trench in Behora Tea Estate in Assam’s Golaghat district and brought to CWRC on September 11. Read more »
Haladhibari Rhino Calf Rescue (Kaziranga Floods 2017)
A rhino calf, barely a week old, was rescued from floodwaters in Kaziranga National Park by an IFAW-WTI Mobile Veterinary Service unit and brought to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC) for treatment and long-term care. The calf was found in a severely stressed condition, having been separated […] Read more »
Rescued Spot-billed Pelican Released into the Wild after Surgical Intervention at CWRC
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, August 31, 2017: An injured spot-billed pelican that had been brought to CWRC for treatment was released back into the wild following a successful surgical intervention. Read more »
CWRC Hosts First-ever Pre-flood Awareness Training for Kaziranga Frontline Staff
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, June 26, 2017: IFAW-WTI organised a Pre-flood Awareness Training for frontline forest personnel of Kaziranga National Park at CWRCon June 23. Read more »
IFAW-WTI Provides Ex-Gratia Support to Family of Forest Guard Killed on Duty in Kaziranga
Kaziranga National Park, April 22, 2017: IFAW-WTI has provided ex-gratia support of Rs 100,000 to the family of the late Mr Gautam Baruah, a forest guard killed on duty in the Western Forest Range (Bagori) of Kaziranga National Park. Read more »
On the recent sighting of Sohola, a rhino we helped rehabilitate Read more »
Kaziranga National Park, March 19, 2017: WTI and Elephant Family organised an Annual Planning-cum-Review Meeting of the Green Corridor Champions in Assam at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation in Panbari on March 17. Read more »
