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 »
Rescuing in water is more than knowing how to swim!
By Rudra Prasanna Mahapatra and Aradhana Singh 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 »
ERN response to cyclonic storm, TITLI
Very severe cyclonic storm, TITLI hit between Odisha and Andhra border on 10th October 2018. The storm along with scattered flooding affected many animals, chiefly the major roosting sites of Open-bill storks. Read more »
From Baramulla to Mainpur to Mudahalli, WTI Celebrates Wildlife Week with Children
October 9, 2017: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) teamed up with state forest departments and local administrations across a number of its project areas to organise celebratory events for schoolchildren during Wildlife Week (October 2 to 8). Read more »
Of Rumours, Werewolves and Smaller Predators
By Dr Khanin Changmai, Abhishek Narayanan, and Shudhanta Sood Read more »
MVS Unit in Similipal Rehabilitates Six Rescued Civet Pups Back to the Wild
Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Odisha, June 30, 2017: Six common palm civet pups were recently rehabilitated into Similipal Tiger Reserve by the MVS unit jointly run by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and the Similipal Tiger Conservation Foundation. Read more »
By Rudra Prasanna Mahapatra Read more »
Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Odisha, February 13, 2017: A Wildlife Trust of India Mobile Veterinary Service (MVS) unit rescued a Russell’s viper from a deep well in the Baripada Division of Similipal Biosphere Reserve (SBR) on February 11. Read more »
