News about Wildlife Trust of India and its efforts for Wildlife Conservaton in india.
Teak seized in Old Delhi Railway Station
Delhi: More than 100 cubic feet teak, believed to have been illegally-procured, was seized today by authorities at the Old Delhi Railway Station. The teak was sent from Diphu, Assam, through cargo via Brahmaputra Mail. Further investigation is on-going.
A rescued tiger at CWRC
Tezpur (Assam): In a daring operation, an adult male tiger which had fallen into an open well, was rescued and released today by the forest department and the rescue team from International Fund for Animal Welfare and the Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI).
File photo: Emil Kucera (right) and Petr Svacha being taken for interrogation following their arrest
Darjeeling (West Bengal): Emil Kucera, one of the two Czech nationals convicted in a case of biopiracy in Darjeeling district, West Bengal, less than two months ago, has jumped bail and fled from India.
A table, from the book titled 'Tusker' by Vivek Menon, depicts increase in elephant poaching in India during the first stockpile sale, approved in 1997
Delhi: The controversial auction of nearly 108 tonnes of stockpiled ivory (equivalent to about 10,000 dead elephants) from four African nations to bidders Japan and China, begins in a week.
Elephant molar teeth seized from the traders
Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh): Three wildlife traders were arrested from Chandpur Village in Bijnor, Uttar Pradesh, on Saturday, when they unwittingly attempted to sell ivory and elephant molar teeth to a decoy customer. Two molar teeth weighing five kilogrammes each were seized from them in the undercover operation, jointly implemented by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UPSTF), the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI).
