Raimona National Park Notified: Greater Manas gets more Protection
10 June 2021, Assam: On World Environment Day, the newly elected Chief Minister of the Government of Assam, Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma declared two new National Parks, delighting conservationists and communities alike. The much awaited Gazette notification of Raimona National Park and Dehing-Patkai was issued by the Assam government on […] Read more »
WTI’s Rescue Team Reunites Leopard Cub with its Mother
Tinsukia, May 24, 2021: Working with the Assam Forest Department and with a little help from the local community, Wildlife Trust of India’s Mobile Veterinary Service in Eastern Assam reunited a leopard cub with its mother within 12 hours of finding it in a tea estate. It all began with […] Read more »
Timely Rescue Call helps save vultures at Dhulijan village, Assam
Dhulijan, Assam, 31 January 2021: Seven Slender-billed and two white-backed vultures flew back to the wild last Sunday, 31st January in a small event organized by Wildlife Trust of India at Dhulijan village. These vultures were part of a larger mixed flock of vultures who were dropping off their perches […] Read more »
WTI’s Vet on Wheels Team rescues stranded Sambar
Baripada, Odisha, 3 December 2020: On 23rd November 2020, an adult male sambar stuck in a water canal near Bangriposi forest range, Baripada forest division was rescued by WTI’s Vet on Wheels Team. The distressed animal was first spotted by the forest department staff at around 6:30 am in the […] Read more »
WTI mobile vet service team conducts refresher training in Keonjhar forest division
Keonjhar, Odisha, 22 October 2020: Wildlife Trust of India’s Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) team conducted a refresher training for the rescue team of Keonjhar Forest Division, Odisha at Anjar ecotourism complex in August this year. While, initially planned for three days due to COVID restrictions the training module had to […] Read more »
WTI’s Veterinarian Reunites Kitten with Jungle Cat Mother
Doomdoma, Assam, 12 April 2020: Not all animal rescues need to be brought to the wildlife rescue centre. The happiest ending to the story of a displaced animal is to find its mother. Wildlife Trust of India’s (WTI) Mobile Veterinary Service reunited a jungle cat kitten with its mother, all […] Read more »
WTI’s Mobile Veterinary Service Capacity Building Training in Eastern Assam
Makum, Assam, 25 February, 2020: Wildlife Trust of India’s Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) in Eastern Assam recently conducted an advanced training workshop at the Assam Forest Guard School, Makum. This workshop a follow up to an earlier workshop held in September was aimed at training the attendees from the Eastern […] Read more »
Sloth Bear Cub trapped in a snare, successfully rescued by WTI
WTI recently attended to a Sloth Bear Cub trapped in a snare in Swarnachuda Reserve Forest under Nilagiri Beat and Range under Balasore Division in Odisha. The issue was flagged by DFO, Balasore. WTI’s MVS-SBR team, along with Dr Piyush Soren, FVO immediately attended to the trapped bear cub. 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 »
Western Assam MVS Helps Rehabilitate Two Himalayan Griffon Vultures Back to the Wild
Charaikhola, Bodoland Territorial Area District, January 17, 2018: Working in concert with the Assam Forest Department, IFAW-WTI’s Western Assam MVS unit successfully rehabilitated two rescued Himalayan Griffon vultures into the wild on January 10. Read more »
