Dudhwa National Park, Uttar Pradesh, February 12, 2018: ‘Where the Sarus Sings’, a documentary on sarus crane conservation initiatives effected in eastern Uttar Pradesh (UP) by Wildlife Trust of India was released by the Chief Minister of UP Shri Yogi Adityanath Read more »
From Panbari to Nichlaul to Kunhimangalam, WTI Celebrates World Wetlands Day with Students
February 5, 2018: WTI celebrated World Wetlands Day, held on February 2 to mark the signing of the Ramsar Convention on wetlands in 1971, with school and college students across a number Read more »
Farmers Felicitated for Sarus Crane Conservation in Eastern UP
Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh, December 29, 2017: In order to acknowledge the stellar efforts of local farmers for sarus crane conservation in eastern Uttar Pradesh, a felicitation event was organised in Nichlaul Forest Range Campus, Maharajganj Forest Division. Read more »
Dudhwa National Park, Uttar Pradesh, December 22, 2017: WTI, working in partnership with the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department and with support from Aircel Ltd, conducted a two-day interactive training workshop on Human Wildlife Conflict at Dudhwa National Park on December 18 and 19. Read more »
Sarus Cranes Suffer in Floods in Eastern Uttar Pradesh
Maharajganj, Uttar Pradesh, September 18, 2017: Monsoon floods in eastern Uttar Pradesh last month have not only affected the human population but also the sarus crane, which is the state bird. The sarus’ nesting season coincides with the monsoon and the floods have destroyed most of the nests in the wetlands and rice paddies. Read more »
WTI Rapid Response Team Rescues Conflict Leopard in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Sultanpur Forest Division, Uttar Pradesh, May 30, 2017: A Rapid Response Team established under WTI's Terai Tiger Project yesterday assisted the UP Forest Department in tranquilising and capturing a male leopard that had strayed into a house in Bhelara village, Kadipur Range, Sultanpur Forest Division. Read more »
Length of Skin, Weight of Bones
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First-hand Account: Capturing the Man-eater of Pilibhit
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve, February 20, 2017: Nine days ago, a WTI Rapid Response Team assisted the Uttar Pradesh Forest Department in tranquilising and capturing a tiger that was declared a man-eater after having killed multiple people in the fringe areas of Pilibhit Tiger Reserve. Read more »
Living with the Wild: Mitigating Conflict between Humans and Big Cat Species in Uttar Pradesh
This Conservation Action Series report outlines a holistic model of conflict mitigation that evolved under Wildlife Trust of India’s Uttar Pradesh Big Cat Conflict Mitigation Project (now the Terai Tiger Project), run in partnership with the state forest department. The field tested approach thus developed involves a sustained process of […] Read more »
A multi-pronged approach to mitigating conflict between humans and big cat species in and around Dudhwa and Pilibhit Tiger Reserves, including the promotion of community participation in conflict mitigation. Read more »
