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17 stories for “Wildlife Institute of India”
Clear filtersIn a first, two male Great Indian Bustards (GIBs) bred in captivity were released into the wild at Desert National Park in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The release forms part of the Bustard Recovery Programme for this criticall...
The 6th Management Effectiveness Evaluation of Tiger Reserves (MEE-TR 2026) was launched in New Delhi to assess all 58 notified tiger reserves in India. It is conducted by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)...
The Standing Committee of the National Board for Wildlife (SC-NBWL) recommended that the pygmy hog be added to the critically endangered species list under a central conservation scheme, the Integrated Development of Wil...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive wildlife revival strategy, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) strictly and officially identified the Kawal Tiger Reserve in Telangana as a fierce absolu...
The latest assessment by the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) shows that the population of the Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) has remained stable at about 110–150 birds. Listed as Critically Endangered on the...
IntroductionIn a deeply structural and highly massive ecological policy intervention, Union Minister Bhupender Yadav strictly and officially inaugurated the Centre of Excellence (CoE) on Human-Wildlife Conflict at the Wi...
Global Wildlife Governance: Riyadh Strengthens Conservation Multilateralism Targeting Seven Apex Felid SpeciesIn a major diplomatic boost for subcontinental environmental leadership, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has offic...
Avian Migration Telemetry: Satellite Transmitters Map 6,000 KM Trans-Oceanic Journey of Raptors from Southern AfricaDocumenting one of the most phenomenal long-distance avian endurance journeys within the animal kingdom,...
Telemetry in Herpetology: Tracking Brahmaputra Migration Paths on Endangered Species DayMarking a critical technological leap for freshwater biodiversity tracking, India's **first-ever satellite-tagged Ganges Soft-shell...
Project GIB: A Breakthrough in Avian Conservation In a historic achievement for wildlife conservation, a Great Indian Bustard (GIB) chick was successfully hatched in the wild in Kutch, Gujarat, in early 2026. This marks...
Oceanic Odyssey: Tracking the Olive Ridleys of Tamil Nadu A satellite telemetry study conducted by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department in collaboration with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has revealed the migration p...
In the first wildlife offence prosecuted by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), a Delhi court convicted a person for illegally exporting Shahtoosh shawls in breach of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. The CBI, Wi...
