WILDLIFE CRIME CONTROL DIVISION
The WCCD comprises three projects that complement one another, assisting and supporting various government agencies and aimed collectively towards the reduction of crime against wildlife and its habitats across India. Read more »
Mysuru, Karnataka, March 15, 2017: IFAW-WTI has provided ex-gratia support of Rs 100,000 to the family of 28-year-old Murigeppa Tammangol, a forest guard who was killed on duty on February 19 while trying to douse a forest fire that had broken out in Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Read more »
IFAW-WTI Conducts Workshop on Offence Report Writing for Frontline Staff in Manas National Park
Manas National Park, March 8, 2017: A seven-day special workshop on wildlife offense report writing was organised for frontline staff of Manas National Park by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) with support from the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) and Assam Forest Department Read more »
IFAW-WTI Conducts First-ever CDR Analysis Training for Wildlife Enforcement Officials in Bhutan
Gelephu, Bhutan, February 13, 2017: As part of the ongoing efforts to train, equip and boost the morale of forest department personnel in Bhutan, IFAW-WTI conducted a two-day technical workshop on Call Data Records (CDR) analysis for a select group of enforcement officials. Read more »
IFAW-WTI Conducts Wildlife Crime Prevention Training for Frontline Staff in Haa, Bhutan
Haa Dzongkhag, Bhutan, January 31, 2017: A Wildlife Crime Prevention training workshop for frontline staff of the Jigme Khesar Strict Nature Reserve and Haa Territorial Range was conducted yesterday in Haa, Bhutan Read more »
IFAW-WTI Provides Ex-Gratia Support to Family of Deceased Kaziranga Forest Guard
Bokakhat, Assam, January 11, 2017: In a small ceremony held yesterday at the office of Dr Satyendra Singh, Director, Kaziranga National Park, a cheque of Rs 100,000 was handed over under IFAW-WTI’s ex-gratia scheme for frontline forest staff to Mrs Pranati Pathak Das, wife of the late Mr Thaneswar Das, a forest guard who had died last June. Read more »
The life of a forest guard is replete with dangers, especially from poachers and chance encounters with wild animals while patrolling on foot. Watch how WTI-IFAW trains, equips and builds their morale to ensure these Guardians of the Wild are protected and discharge their duties as true foot soldiers, who […] Read more »
Wildlife Crime Prevention Training Conducted for Frontline Staff of Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve
Frontline forest personnel interact with trainers during a mock crime scene investigation on day two of the VRP programme at Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve Udanti-Sitanadi Tiger Reserve, Chhattisgarh, August 16, 2016: As part of the continuing efforts under its Van Rakshak Project to train, equip and boost the morale of frontline […] Read more »
