We are thrilled to share some incredible news! Our recent camera trap footage captured a heartwarming moment: one of the rescued and rehabilitated female Indian pangolins, with her little pup riding on her tail! Video: WCT/ MPFD A journey to … Read More
A tale of human-canine collaboration to save India’s elusive mammal The Indian pangolin, a shy and nocturnal creature, is facing an urgent crisis. Poaching and illegal trafficking have pushed this elusive mammal to the brink. To combat this threat, a … Read More
You won’t know when. You won’t know where. You must keep your peripheral vision peeled and neck rotating 180 degrees perpetually, for a split-second sighting along the river as it breaks the surface for air. That is the only way … Read More
Wildlife watchers love a good field guide. It helps them identify plants and animals in the field, and tick off long lists of species they wish to see in the wild. And there are people that walk the wilds, not … Read More
“Veterinarians are irrevocable generalists,” reads a line in the book Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology. While most people associate a veterinarian only with treatment and welfare of individual animals, their role extends to maintaining the health of wildlife populations and ecosystems … Read More
We walk up the cobbled stone steps, Dr. Anish Andheria and I, in a forest situated right in the middle of Mumbai’s hyper-urbanised, noisy suburbs. We soak in the beauty and significance of this small preserve better known as the… Read More
WCT’s FLOWIDER App Integrates Crucial Flood Data for Riverine Species Conservation and Flood Risk Management River flooding keeps species, ecosystems, and societies living on floodplains alive and healthy by annually replenishing and recharging them with life-giving nutrients, sediments, and water.… Read More
Every five years, India’s Finance Commission (FC), a constitutional body instituted by the President, determines the criteria for the devolution of the tax revenue by the Centre to the States. Of the total demarcated fund pool, a percentage of the … Read More
Tarun Nair is a conservation biologist with an affinity for crocodilians and rivers. Leading the Wildlife Conservation Trust’s (WCT’s) Makara Programme, he works along North-Central Indian riverscapes that harbour the last remaining populations of the Critically Endangered gharial, a fish-eating … Read More
We are pleased to announce that the Wildlife Conservation Trust (WCT) has won the prestigious UNDP Mahatma Award for Biodiversity 2023. WCT bagged this coveted award because of the success of its flagship ‘Heater of Hope’ project, which involves the… Read More