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Wildlife Trust of India

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Name: Wildlife Trust of India

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 reports

International Fund For Animal Welfare

Stoves to reduce felling in Manas

Kokrajhar, May 24: The International Fund for Animal Welfare Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) is helping install improved cooking stoves in local households of the region in an attempt to reduce tree felling in Greater Manas. The stoves have been ... [Published Calcutta Telegraph - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Wildlife Trust of India, International Fund For Animal Welfare, Habitat, Iron

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Wildlife Trust of India

Dudhwa Tiger Reserve to have rapid response team to check man-animal conflict

In order to mitigate the man-animal conflict in and around Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, the Forest Department and Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) have decided to deploy a rapid response team. ... [Published Indian Express - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Wildlife Trust of India

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 23 2013 - 1 reports

Vikramaśīla University

Save-dolphin plea from UN

Unesco could include the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary in Bhagalpur in its list of natural heritage sites if the state or the central government sends a formal proposal. Ram Boojh, programme specialist, Natural Sciences, Unesco, New Delhi, delivered ... [Published Calcutta Telegraph - May 23 2013]

Entities: Vikramaśīla University, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cul..., Bhagalpur, Santosh Kumar Singh, United Nations

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

Move to relocate villages on elephant corridors

KAZIRANGA, May 22 – In a development that holds hope for long-term conservation, a joint endeavour involving community participation, NGOs, and the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council has successfully taken the first step towards relocating villages obstructing ... [Published Assam Tribune - May 22 2013]

Entities: Wildlife Trust of India, Rehabilitation, Government of India, Myanmar/Burma

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

International Union for Conservation of Nature

Whole village to be moved from elephant corridor in India

Villagers voluntarily relocate from elephant corridorMay 2013. Marking a significant milestone in efforts to secure a crucial elephant corridor in northeast India, residents of an entire village have literally put down in stone their willingness to relocate ... [Published Wildlife Extra - May 20 2013]

Entities: India, Wildlife Trust of India, International Union for Conservation of Nature

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Cheetah back in India? Yes, if the government has its way

Armed with "scientific evidence" that the African cheetah is "not an alien species" and can survive in India, the government is planning to petition the Supreme Court to allow the import of the animal that became extinct 60 years ago.The environment ministry's ... [Published ProKerala.com - May 19 2013]

Entities: Cheetah, India, Supreme Court, Task Force

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Anti-poaching kits for sanctuary guards

Jorhat, May 15: In a bid to boost anti-poaching measures at D. Ering Memorial wildlife sanctuary in Arunachal Pradesh, the forest guards there will be armed with anti-poaching kits, comprising a sleeping bag, a jacket, raincoats and water bottles. The ... [Published Calcutta Telegraph - May 16 2013]

Entities: poaching, Wildlife Trust of India, Hornbill

First reported May 10 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 3 reports

Pact to check jumbo deaths on railway tracks

With a view to preventing death of elephants in train accidents, the state government on Friday signed an MoU with the New Delhi-based Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) to develop a mitigation plan. ... [Published Times of India - May 11 2013]

Entities: Wildlife Trust of India

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

Villagers relocate to make way for jumbos

Jorhat, May 8: A Karbi village is about to script history by relocating for the sake of elephants. Ram Terang village, comprising 19 families, is expected to shift to a new location by the end of this year. This extraordinary gesture, followed by the ... [Published Calcutta Telegraph - May 09 2013]

Entities: India, Wildlife Trust of India, Jorhat (India), International Union for Conservation of Nature, Guwahati

First reported May 06 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 3 reports

Whale-shark-pup-rescued-in-Gujarat

A newborn whale shark pup was recently freed by fishermen in Gujarat after being found caught in a fishing net, indicating that the world’s largest fish may be breeding in the area, according to a media statement issued by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) ... [Published Hindustan Times - May 07 2013]

Entities: Wildlife Trust of India, Whale Shark

First reported Apr 28 2013 - Updated Apr 28 2013 - 1 reports

Hand-reared buffalo released in the wild in Assam

Kaziranga, Apr 28 (PTI) In the first major conservation effort in 30 years at Laokhowa Burasapori Wildlife Sanctuary, a hand-reared male wild buffalo was returned to the forest after two years under human care.The buffalo had been separated from its mother ... [Published Press Trust of India - Apr 28 2013]

Entities: Wildlife Trust of India, Rajiv Gandhi

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 1 reports

Tiger rehab gets a shot in the arm

One year down the lane, the tiger captured from the Central Institute of Subtropical Horticulture at Rehmankhera (near Lucknow) has set a new milestone in big cat conservation in the country. Despite having resided on the Institute’s campus — away from ... [Published New Delhi Pioneer - Apr 26 2013]

Entities: Habitat, Shailesh Prasad, Anil Kumar Singh, Wildlife Trust of India

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"The villagers were very hesitant at first when we approached them with the idea of relocation, and naturally so, as it involved their complete overhaul of their livelihoods. However, eventually they understood the need and benefits of the efforts for animals as well as themselves. Many individuals and agencies played a very crucial role in achieving this, and we are extremely grateful to all of them" said Dilip Deori, Assistant Manager, WTI, while expressing his appreciation for the support and cooperation being shown by the local community and o...

Whole village to be moved from elephant corridor in India [Published Wildlife Extra - May 20 2013]

"We are proposing Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuaries (in Madhya Pradesh) and Shahgarh Landscape (in Jaisalmer in Rajasthan) after our first choice was rejected" the official said

Cheetah back in India? Yes, if the government has its way [Published ProKerala.com - May 19 2013]

WTI executive director Vivek Menon said preventing train hits of elephants is a difficult job. "It will take time to stop these deaths altogether in such a large state with such a vast railway network. Still, we are positive that strategy devised by our field team and collaborative implementation of plan by both forest and railway staff will help reduce these accidents" he said

Odisha signs MoU with WTI to save elephants from train hits [Published Oneindia - May 10 2013]

"We have been trying to understand ecology, behaviour and migration of the Whale sharks, after the successful Whale shark campaign that convinced fishermen to release Whale sharks caught in their nets" said Professor B C Choudhury, Senior Advisor to WTI

Baby whale shark rescued from fishermanâs net off India [Published Wildlife Extra - May 09 2013]

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Stoves to reduce felling in Manas [Published Calcutta Telegraph - 15 hours ago]
Dudhwa Tiger Reserve to have rapid response tea... [Published Indian Express - 19 hours ago]
Save-dolphin plea from UN [Published Calcutta Telegraph - May 23 2013]
Move to relocate villages on elephant corridors [Published Assam Tribune - May 22 2013]
Whole village to be moved from elephant corrido... [Published Wildlife Extra - May 20 2013]
Cheetah back in India? Yes, if the government h... [Published ProKerala.com - May 19 2013]
Anti-poaching kits for sanctuary guards [Published Calcutta Telegraph - May 16 2013]
Pact to check jumbo deaths on railway tracks [Published Times of India - May 11 2013]
Odisha signs MoU with WTI to save elephants fro... [Published Oneindia - May 10 2013]
Odisha signs MoU with WTI to save elephants fro... [Published Business Standard India - May 10 2013]
Baby whale shark rescued from fishermanâs net o... [Published Wildlife Extra - May 09 2013]
Villagers relocate to make way for jumbos [Published Calcutta Telegraph - May 09 2013]
Whale-shark-pup-rescued-in-Gujarat [Published Hindustan Times - May 07 2013]
Whale sharks come to Gujarat to breed, proves d... [Published Daily Bhaskar - May 07 2013]
Pup being found means whale shark reproduces in... [Published KeralaNext.com - May 07 2013]
Whale sharks could be breeding along Gujarat co... [Published Livemint.com - May 06 2013]
Whale shark pup rescued off Gujarat coast [Published Firstpost.com - May 06 2013]
Dinesh Goswami: Whale shark champion [Published Livemint.com - May 02 2013]
Who poached the whale shark? [Published DNA India - Apr 30 2013]
Dudhwa Reserve shows the way in ending man-tige... [Published New Delhi Pioneer - Apr 29 2013]
Campaign to save gibbons [Published Calcutta Telegraph - Apr 29 2013]
Buying land to return it to nature [Published Livemint.com - Apr 28 2013]
Hand-reared buffalo released in the wild in Assam [Published Press Trust of India - Apr 28 2013]
Hand-reared rhino gives birth in the wild [Published Wildlife Extra - Apr 27 2013]
Tiger rehab gets a shot in the arm [Published New Delhi Pioneer - Apr 26 2013]
Boat and guards save sanctuary [Published Calcutta Telegraph - Apr 25 2013]
Asiatic Lions’ Translocation to MP's Kuno-Palpu... [Published French Tribune - Apr 22 2013]
Nilgai rescued in Asola sanctuary [Published Times of India - Apr 22 2013]
The return of the native [Published The Hindu - Apr 21 2013]
Senior CBI official to train Kaziranga staff in... [Published Firstpost.com - Apr 19 2013]