26th September 2019, Keonjhar, Odisha : Earlier in July, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) signed a Letter of Agreement with the Keonjhar Forest Division, Odisha to establish and operate a Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) unit in Keonjhar, to attend to wildlife emergencies originating from the region. After establishing a successful model […] Read more »
Rangagora Tea Estate, Guijan, Tinsukia, May 16, 2018: A heartwarming story of lost and found reunion of three leopard cubs with their mother played out at the Rangagora Tea Estate through 12-13 May, 2018. Read more »
Found Alone in East Karbi Anglong, Male Elephant Calf Admitted to CWRC
CWRC, Assam, March 27, 2018: A male elephant calf, about five to six months old, was admitted to CWRC on March 23 after it was discovered alone near Lahorijan in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam. Read more »
CONDOLENCE: S Manikandan (IFS), Conservator of Forests and Director, Nagarhole Tiger Reserve
Nagarhole Tiger Reserve, Karnataka, March 3, 2018 Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) mourns the passing of S Manikandan (IFS), Conservator of Forests and Director, Nagarhole Tiger Reserve, who died in tragic circumstances at the age of 46 while on duty earlier today. Shri Manikandan suffered fatal injuries in an attack […] Read more »
Rescued in Separate Incidents, Two Hog Badgers Currently Under Care at CWRC
CWRC, Kaziranga National Park, February 27, 2018: Two adult hog badgers, a male and a female, were rescued in separate incidents and admitted to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation earlier this month. Read more »
Two Elephant Calves Rescued in Separate Incidents in Sonitpur, Brought to CWRC
CWRC, Assam, December 11, 2017: A male and a female elephant calf were rescued in separate incidents in Sonitpur and admitted to CWRC last week. 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 »
Rescued Male Elephant Calf Admitted to CWRC Following Unsuccessful Reunion Attempt in Karbi Anglong
CWRC, Assam, December 3, 2017: A male elephant calf, about four months old, has been admitted to CWRC following an unsuccessful attempt at reuniting it with its natal herd in the Karbi Anglong district last week. Read more »
Behali Reserve Forest, Assam, November 25, 2017: A wounded elephant calf, approximately four to five years old, was recently provided in situ treatment by the Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) team based at IFAW-WTI’s Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation. Read more »
Western Assam MVS Helps Rehabilitate Two Rescued Leopard Cats Back to the Wild
The leopard cats being transported to the release site in the forests of Bhumeshwar Pahar Charaikhola, Bodoland Territorial Area District, November 6, 2017: Working in concert with the Assam Forest Department, IFAW-WTI’s Western Assam Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) unit, established under the Greater Manas Recovery Project, successfully rehabilitated two rescued […] Read more »
