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Participation in 9th Annual Summit on Anti-Money Laundering by Fintelekt

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Participation in 9th Annual Summit on Anti-Money Laundering by Fintelekt
(November 08, 2019) Prakriti Srivastava, Country Director, WCS-India was invited as a speaker at the Annual Summit on Anti-Money Laundering organized by Fintelekt to draw the attention of the financial sector towards the close links between wildlife trafficking and money laundering.Prakriti Srivastava, Country Director WCS-India The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 lists wildlife trade as a predicate offence, but remains an extremely underutilized provision. Close engagement with the financial sector w...

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WCS-India signs MoU with NCF

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WCS-India signs MoU with NCF
(November 05, 2019) A shoal of squirrelfish under the coral crevices © Vardhan PatankarFollowing productive discussions with Dr. Rohan Arthur (Founding Trustee, Senior Scientist, Nature Conservation Foundation) and Dr. Teresa Alcoverro (Adjunct Faculty, Nature Conservation Foundation) on the 31st of July, 2019, WCS-India signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Oceans and Coasts Program of the Nature Conservation Foundation (OCP-NCF).The purpose of the MoU is to facilitate collaborative work between ...

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Discussions on habitat consolidation with Dr. Luke Hunter

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Discussions on habitat consolidation with Dr. Luke Hunter
(November 04, 2019) Big cat biologist Dr. Luke Hunter, the Executive Director of the Big Cats Program at Wildlife Conservation Society visited Nagarahole, Bandipur, and Wayanad during his visit to India. Further, Ms. Prakriti Srivastava, Director WCS-India, and WCS-India staff briefed him on the current projects and the importance of consolidating habitats in the Western and Eastern Ghats through voluntary relocation and other interventions. He was also brought up to date on future work in collaborat...

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WCS-India signs MoU with WII

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WCS-India signs MoU with WII
(October 31, 2019) A shoal of bluefin trevally in South Andaman Island | © Vardhan PatankarFollowing fruitful discussions with Dr. Sivakumar (Scientist F, Department of Endangered Species Management, Wildlife Institute of India) on the 19th of October 2019, WCS-India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Wildlife Institute of India (WII).The purpose of the MoU is to facilitate collaborative work between WCS-India and WII to further marine conservation in India. Both the organisations aim to join...

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'Super farmer' wins another award and meets Luke Hunter, WCS

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'Super farmer' wins another award and meets Luke Hunter, WCS
(October 28, 2019) Big cat biologist and the Executive Director, Big Cats Program at the Wildlife Conservation Society, Luke Hunter met with Daasi, the “Super Farmer” and Basappa at the WCS-India head office in Bangalore.Daasi and Basappa were the beneficiaries who relocated from Nagarahole National Park, over 10 years ago. Daasi also got to interact with Ms. Prakriti Srivastava, IFS, Country Director WCS-India, and thanked her for all the support WCS-India has provided them over the years. Luke was al...

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Workshop on Wildlife Monitoring for Kerala Forest Department Staff

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Workshop on Wildlife Monitoring for Kerala Forest Department Staff
(October 24, 2019) The second module of the training workshop regarding Capacity-Building of Officers and Staff of Kerala Forest Department Involved in Wildlife Monitoring in Collaboration with Wildlife Conservation Society – India was held at the WCS-India Bengaluru office on 21, 22 and 23 of October 2019.Seven Wildlife Assistants (from Munnar Wildlife Division, Wayanad WLS, Parambikulam TR, Silent Valley NP, Shendurney WLS and Forest Head Quarters, Thriuvananthapuram) and two members of the Parambikulam Ti...

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Workshop on Wildlife Monitoring for Kerala Forest Department Staff

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Workshop on Wildlife Monitoring for Kerala Forest Department Staff
(October 24, 2019) The second module of the training workshop regarding Capacity-Building of Officers and Staff of Kerala Forest Department Involved in Wildlife Monitoring in Collaboration with Wildlife Conservation Society – India was held at the WCS-India Bengaluru office on 21, 22 and 23 of October 2019. Seven Wildlife Assistants (from Munnar Wildlife Division, Wayanad WLS, Parambikulam TR, Silent Valley NP, Shendurney WLS and Forest Head Quarters, Thriuvananthapuram) and two members of the Parambiku...

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Workshop on Wildlife Monitoring for Kerala Forest Department Staff

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(October 22, 2019) The second module of the training workshop regarding Capacity-Building of Officers and Staff of Kerala Forest Department Involved in Wildlife Monitoring in Collaboration with Wildlife Conservation Society – India was held at the WCS-India Bengaluru office on 21, 22 and 23 of October 2019. 

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WCS–India meets WII expert to discuss marine conservation in India

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WCS–India meets WII expert to discuss marine conservation in India
(October 19, 2019) Dr. K. Sivakumar (Scientist F, Department of Endangered Species Management, Wildlife Institute of India) met with the  WCS-India representatives, Ms. Prakriti Srivastava, IFS (Country Director), Mr. Avik Banerjee (Project Associate), Ms. Zoya Tyabji (Project Associate), Mr. Karan Deshpande (Project Assistant) and Ms. Paromita Ray (Program Associate) at the WCS-India head office in Bangalore.Ms. Srivastava introduced WCS-India’s proposed goals slated for the Marine Conservation Program...

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WCS–India meets WII expert to discuss marine conservation in India

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WCS–India meets WII expert to discuss marine conservation in India
(October 19, 2019) Dr. K. Sivakumar (Scientist F, Department of Endangered Species Management, Wildlife Institute of India) met with the  WCS-India representatives, Ms. Prakriti Srivastava, IFS (Country Director), Mr. Avik Banerjee (Project Associate), Ms. Zoya Tyabji (Project Associate), Mr. Karan Deshpande (Project Assistant) and Ms. Paromita Ray (Program Associate) at the WCS-India head office in Bangalore.Ms. Srivastava introduced WCS-India’s proposed goals slated for the Marine Conservation Program...

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