Achanakmar Tiger Reserve frontline staff get field gear distributed by WTI
Achanakmar, Chhattisgarh, 07 January 2021: Wildlife Trust of India with the support of Foundation Segre recently carried out field gear distribution of winter jackets and water filters among the daily wager staff working in remote patrolling camps of the Achanakmar Tiger Reserve, Chhattisgarh. A total of 150 jackets and 25 […] Read more »
Rapid Action Project (RAP) – First Aid Kit Distribution in Dudhwa National Park, Uttar Pradesh
''The Wildlife Warden of Dudhwa National Park Mr. D.K. Chaturvedi, presided over the event and distributed the kits to the frontline forest staff posted across chowkis and beats falling within the 5 ranges of Dudhwa National Park'' Read more »
IFAW-WTI provides First-Aid Kits to Anti-Poaching Camps in Manas National Park
Through IFAW-WTI’s Greater Manas Conservation Fund, 66 first-aid kits and 20 anti-venom vials were handed over last month to HK Sarma, the Field Director of Manas National Park. Read more »
Waterholes for Wildlife: How a Rapid Action Project Addressed a Hot Weather Crisis in Maharashtra
Muniya Conservation Reserve, Maharashtra, July 31, 2017: Between May and July this year, Wildlife Trust of India’s Wild Aid division initiated a Rapid Action Project (RAP) to address the scarcity of surface water repositories in Muniya Conservation Reserve. Read more »
Pangti, Nagaland, June 29, 2017: With Amur falcon roosting site lacking basic infrastructure, Wildlife Trust of India took up the mantle of constructing an eco-tourism guest house that could service the needs of visitors to the Doyand Reservoir area. Read more »
Tippi, Arunachal Pradesh, June 27, 2017: A Rapid Action Project (RAP) initiated by Wildlife Trust of India’s (WTI) Wild Aid Division has helped mitigate Human-Elephant Conflict in the Tippi-Bhalukpong region of Arunachal Pradesh. Read more »
West Bengal, May 25, 2017: The Greater short-toed lark arrives in large flocks from Russia, China and Mongolia, and makes its home mainly in the crop fields of the Birbhum, Murshidabad and Bardhaman districts of West Bengal between September and April. WTI launched a Rapid Action Project to curtail the rampant poaching of larks reported across the three districts. Read more »
How Awareness Activities in Jaipur Aided Avian Conservation During the Festival of Makar Sankranti
Jaipur, Rajasthan, February 7, 2017: An increasing number of kites in the air during Makar Sankranti and a sharper than ever competitive edge in kite-fighting has turned areas in Rajasthan and Gujarat into killing fields for their bird populations. Read more »
The concept of a Rapid Action Project – one of WTI’s oldest initiatives – owes its genesis to the realisation that wildlife in India is plagued by innumerable threats that require an immediate response. Be they human-induced or natural, such threats, if not addressed in time, can have a disastrous effect on the country’s natural heritage. Read more »
RAP Addresses Human-Leopard Conflict and Fall in Leopard Numbers in Rajasthan’s Jaipur District
Jaipur, Rajasthan, January 30, 2017: Leopards occupy the highest trophic level in the forests of Rajasthan’s Jaipur district. The best stealth predators among India’s big cats, they are highly adaptable and particularly adept at living close to human habitations. Read more »
