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Leopard skins seizure in Hosur, Tamil Nadu
Three seizures in three days: four leopard skins, two tusks recovered; 10 arrested
New Delhi, March 8, 2010: Four leopard skins and two elephant tusks were recovered from traders in three separate undercover operations conducted over three consecutive days last week. Ten persons were arrested following the operations by authorities in Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh that were assisted by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI).
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Winning entry for the Animal Action Week 2009 painting competition, by Rohit KR, SBOA School, Chennai
Students from Chennai, Guwahati win national-level wildlife painting competition
New Delhi, March 5, 2010: Rohit KR of S.B.O.A. School & Junior College, Chennai and Prachurya Baruah of Maharshi Vidya Mandir Senior Secondary School, Guwahati have been declared winners for the nationwide school-level wildlife painting competition organised by the International Fund for Animal Welfare-Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI). The two ‘IFAW Young Achiever Award’ winners were chosen from a total of 1,109 top entries from across India.
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File photo: A captive elephant made a part of a religious procession in Kerala
Captive elephant goes berserk in Meerut; tranquilised Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), February 25, 2010: A captive elephant in musth that went berserk in Partapur bypass, Meerut, was today tranquilised and restrained by a team including Uttar Pradesh Forest Department officials, assisted by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI).
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Udanti Wild Buffalo Recovery Project
Ashfaq Ahmed Mattoo
Dinesh Pandey
Pelicans, by Manoj Matwal
Udanti Wild Buffalo Recovery Project
Spot-billed pelicans,
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Anoop KR, Director, Keoladeo National Park, hands over the insurance cheque
WTI provides Rs 1 lakh to family of a deceased frontline forest staff
Bharatpur (Rajasthan), February 23, 2010: The family of a deceased Rajasthan Forest Department driver, Mool Chand, was yesterday provided support of Rs 1 lakh under the nationwide group accident insurance scheme for frontline staff run by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI).
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Geese being released following their treatment at CWRC
Vultures, migratory geese poisoned in Assam; six geese successfully treated at CWRC
Sivasagar (Assam), February 23, 2010: Six Himalayan griffon vultures and a number of migratory geese were killed due to poisoning in Sivasagar district of the northeast Indian state of Assam last week. Six of the poisoned geese were treated at the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), and released.
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Wood seizure during the training
Practical lessons during WTI training - Frontline forest staff in Karbi Anglong conduct three seizures in four days
Diphu (Karbi Anglong), February 17, 2010: Three seizures were made by a well-motivated force of frontline Forest Department staff in Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council in northeast India, during a recent capacity building training conducted by Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) supported by Japan Tiger & Elephant Fund (JTEF).
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Forest Department, WTI train fronline staff in UP for wildlife monitoring
Forest Department, WTI train frontline staff in UP for wildlife monitoring
Dudhwa (Uttar Pradesh), February 11, 2010: A group of frontline forest staff in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh was trained on widely-used scientific techniques to help track, monitor and estimate abundance of tigers and their prey, last week.
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One year imprisonment for shahtoosh trader
WTI provides support to strengthen anti-poaching activities in Orang
WTI-IFAW secures corridor used by thousand elephants
Second phase of WSPA-WTI sloth bear campaign begins
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Sloth bear campaign
Delhi, February 10, 2010: The Court of the Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (Special Act), Delhi, has sentenced shahtoosh trader Ishaq Baig to one year in prison along with a fine of 5000 rupees.
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Orang (Assam), December 31, 2009: 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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Kollegal, December 24, 2009: A crucial corridor used by more than a thousand elephants, was purchased, and transferred to the Karnataka government today, securing an ancient southern Indian elephant migration route that was under severe stress due to human activities.
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Sambalpur (Orissa), December 28, 2009: 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 campaign in Orissa on Saturday. 
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The Whale Shark has its 'day' in Dwarka
WTI documentary wins premier environment film award
MoEF approves cheetah reintroduction roadmap preparation
Hand-raised clouded leopards moved to the wild
Whale Shark Day 2009
Tibetan antelope calf
MoEF approves cheetah reintroduction roadmap preparation
Clouded leopards in the release site
Dwarka (Gujarat), November 27, 2009: Hundreds of school children and fishermen among other local people gathered today in the Sunset Point ground, Dwarka in the western Indian state of Gujarat, for a unique annual celebration – the Whale Shark Day.
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New Delhi, November 3, 2009: ‘A Shawl to die for’ – a Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) film - won an award for Technical Excellence in Cinematography at the prestigious CMS Vatavaran 2009 film awards – India’s premier festival for Indian and international documentaries on environment and wildlife, held last week.
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New Delhi, October 7, 2009: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has given a go-ahead to draft a detailed roadmap for the Cheetah Reintroduction Project, proposed by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), and endorsed by wildlife experts during the consultative meeting held in Gajner, Rajasthan, last month.
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Kokrajhar (Assam), September 25, 2009: Moving a step forward in the novel attempt to rehabilitate hand-raised clouded leopards in India, the two cubs being looked after by the Bodoland Territorial Council – International Fund for Animal Welfare – Wildlife Trust of India (BTC-IFAW-WTI) in Kokrajhar, Assam, since March this year, were transferred to forest rehabilitation site yesterday morning.
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