CWRC, Kaziranga : A two month old, female Asian elephant calf was rescued from a tea garden situated in the Rupajuli Tea Estate and was handed over to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation on the 23 rd by local forest officials near Tezpur. This new arrival takes the count of elephants [...]

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Diu: The sleepy town of Diu awoke yesterday to the spectacle of a life-sized model of the whale shark, welcoming hundreds of school children to a day of fun near the ancient fort, which culminated in the Diu Municipal Council adopting Vhali, the whale shark as the city mascot.

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Pakke: The arrival of a five-month-old Himalayan black bear cub at the Centre for Bear Rehabilitation and Conservation (CBRC) has raised the count of bears at CBRC to six. This cub has had more than its share of adventure, separated at first from its mother and sibling, rescued by tribals, reared by a range officer [...]

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Patna : A Rapid Action Project (RAP) of the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) is popularising the use of an alternative oil, which will help conserve the rare Gangetic dolphin in the eastern Indian state of Bihar .

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Daltonganj: A landmine blew up a pick up van belonging to the forest department, killing two of the staff on the spot. The Guardians of the Wild programme run by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) under its one-of-its-kind Accident Insurance scheme, which brings all the frontline field forest staff in the country under an [...]

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