File photo: A greater one-horned rhinoceros in Orang National Park, Assam

Orang (Assam): A set of equipment to facilitate anti-poaching activities in Assam’s Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park was handed over to the park authorities by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) earlier this month.

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Jodhpur (Rajasthan): A blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) was shot dead by poachers in the outskirts of Rawar village in Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, yesterday. A case has been filed against two accused persons – residents of a nearby Bala village – who are absconding.

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Streetplay artists perform in Tarevada, Sambalpur, Orissa, to spread awareness on sloth bear conservation

Sambalpur (Orissa): Continuing their efforts to spread awareness on the plight of sloth bears to reduce illegal trade, the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and the World Society for the Protections of Animals (WSPA) began the second phase of their sloth bear [...]

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A Kashmir red deer (hangul) in Dachigam National Park,
Jammu & Kashmir

Jammu: The State Board for Wildlife of Jammu & Kashmir met in Jammu yesterday to discuss issues and devise ways to tackle challenges to wildlife in the state. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah launched four Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) publications at the end of the [...]

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Tibetan antelopes in the Chang Thang plateau, Tibet

New Delhi: The Court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (Special Act) Dig Vinay Singh today, under strict conditions, granted bail to the Kashmir Government Arts Emporium Manager, who was arrested last week in the Indian capital for trade in banned shahtoosh shawls.

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