Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala, December 21, 2017: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), with support from the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF), has partnered with a team of engineering students from Amal Jyothi College, Kerala, to create an innovative conflict mitigation tool in the form of a mobile app. Read more »
WTI Helps Local Communities to Address Human Elephant Conflict in West Karbi Anglong
Karbi Anglong, Assam, November 14, 2017: As part of a Rapid Action Project (RAP) initiated by its Wild Aid division, WTI and DSWF distributed field equipment to members of thirteen local anti-depredation squads in west Karbi Anglong. Read more »
A project by Wildlife Trust of India, supported by David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation, seeks to engage with village communities in the state of West Bengal to protect the declining local population of fishing cats, writes Debobroto Sircar. Read more »
RAP Provides Support to Local Communities in Addressing Human Elephant Conflict in Thoramukh, Assam
Golaghat District, Assam, October 23, 2017: WTI distributed field equipment to members of six local anti-depredation squads to help them tackle Human Elephant Conflict in the Thoramukh region of Golaghat. Read more »
IN MEMORIAM: David Shepherd (1931-2017), Wildlife Artist and Conservation Legend
September 20, 2017: It is with great sadness that we announce the death of wildlife artist and conservationist David Shepherd, FRSA, CBE, founder and president of the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation (DSWF). Read more »
Dudhwa National Park, Uttar Pradesh, November 18, 2016: In a bid to educate and sensitise tourists to avoid interacting with and disturbing reptiles in a rivulet outside Dudhwa National Park, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), as part of a Rapid Action Project (RAP) conducted with support from Europaeische Tierschutzstiftung (ETS), Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, Uttar Pradesh Forest Department, and the Vivekanand Academy, Bhira Kheri, has arranged for the creation and installation of prominently displayed information boards in the area. Read more »
