(March 04, 2024) WCS-India's Counter Wildlife Trafficking team in collaboration with the Meghalaya Forest Department organised a two-day Wildlife Crime Detection & Law Enforcement workshop from 27th - 28th February 2024. The workshop delved into legal aspects, covering an overview of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and its recent amendments, insights into CITES, and a session on identifying commonly traded species. The sessions were led by Advocate Lovish Sharma from the New Delhi High Court and CWT...

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(February 20, 2024) Karan Deshpande and Dylan D'Souza, Area-Based Management and Coral Reefs, Marine Program, WCS-India, conducted a meeting with SCUBA diving professionals and dive tourism managers on the topic of "Managing Diving at Grande and Saint George Island". Dive operators in Goa are key stakeholders for our Marine Program's project at Grande and Saint George Island. Over 20 years, these groups of professionals have stewarded marine environmental education through SCUBA dive course...

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(February 12, 2024) In collaboration with the Arunachal Pradesh Forest Department, WCS-India's Counter Wildlife Trafficking team organised a three-day workshop at D. Ering Memorial Wildlife Sanctuary in Pasighat, in December 2023. The workshop witnessed active participation from the Forest Department and members of the Eco Development Committee. The first two days of the workshop covered the basics of Wilderness First Aid, which was led by experts Mr. Vinay Sirsi and Mr. Kuldeep Singh. The third day of t...

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(February 05, 2024) Dr. Anant Pande, Program Head – Marine Megafauna, gave a talk on marine mammal conservation and interacted with IFS officer-trainees at Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, who were attending the compulsory one-week training course on Marine Biodiversity Conservation organised by Central Academy for State Forest Service (CASFOS), Coimbatore. The talk was attended by 19 IFS officers from 11 state cadres.  

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(January 17, 2024) The marine team at WCS-India participated in Sagar Mahotsav 2024, hosted by Aasamant Benevolence Foundation, Tarun Bharat, and MahaMTB at Gogate-Jogalekar College, Ratnagiri, from January 11 to 14, 2024. This event brought together a diverse community of ocean experts, educators, and students specialising in fisheries science, zoology, and botany. Dr. Anant Pande, Program Head for Marine Megafauna, delivered a talk on marine mammal conservation during the event, drawing an audience of app...

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(October 26, 2023) On 19th and 20th October, the Marine Programme, Wildlife Conservation Society - India, in collaboration with the Tamil Nadu Forest Department and OMCAR Foundation, hosted the "Intra- Regional Workshop on Developing strategies to Support Dugong Conservation,Tamil Nadu" at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu. The workshop saw participation by 34 representatives from the Tamil Nadu State Forest Department, Department of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare, BOBP-IGO, ZSI, WII, NCSCM, CMFRI, CIBA,...

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(July 07, 2023) It is with great sorrow that we inform you of the untimely demise of Lokesh KS, a beloved member of our WCS-India family since 2006. Lokesh played a vital role in our Livelihood Support Programme and dedicatedly contributed to conservation efforts throughout the Mysore landscape. During this challenging period, our heartfelt condolences and sympathies are extended to Lokesh's family. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.  

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(July 06, 2022) Written by Advaith Jaikumar | Edited by Dipti Humraskar An Asian elephant takes a stroll through a forest in India | Image: Sachin Rai Key Highlights: A new study finds that Asian elephants are ingesting a large amount of human-generated waste, including plastic of varied sizes. Scientists examined elephant dung samples to quantify ingestion of plastic. Plastic waste is found in landfills near forest fringes, where elephants often forage. Elephants carry this plastic int...

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(January 06, 2022) We are proud to share that Prema, a resident of the Sollepura Voluntary Relocation Centre, H. D. Kote, has been honoured by yet another award given to farmers! Vijaya Karnataka, a leading Kannada daily, recently chose her as a ‘VK Super Star Raitha 2021’ (which translates to ‘super star farmer’). Here’s a small video that sums up Prema’s journey into farming. Watch video Following is the English translation of the same: 'Prema, a resident of th...

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(November 12, 2021) (Text by Sourabha Rao) Prema, a beneficiary of our Livelihood Support programme, is a farmer of relentless dedication. A hardworking woman from a forest community, dwelling in the Sollepura Voluntary Relocation Centre, Prema was honoured with the ‘Best Progressive Farmer, District Level-Mysuru’ Award yesterday at the Krishi Mela by the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bengaluru. She was selected for the inauguration of the programme. Prema grows ragi, tomato, beans...

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