Wildlife Trust of India Current Affairs, GK & News
Stock Taking Conference on Tiger Conservation
The third Stock Taking Conference on Tiger Conservation is being held at New Delhi. In the conference, wide-ranging discussions shall be held on the status of the Global Tiger Recovery Program (GTRP) by all tiger range countries besides deliberations on combating wildlife trafficking. This conference is organised by the Global Tiger Forum which is an implementing ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: Global Tiger Forum • Global Tiger Initiative • Global Tiger Recovery Program • GTRP • National Tiger Conservation Authority • Stock Taking Conference on Tiger Conservation • Wildlife Conservation Trust • Wildlife Trust of India • WWF
2018 World Elephant Day (WED) on August 12
The World Elephant Day (WED) is observed every year on August 12 to bring the world together to help protect & honour these gentle giants and to spread awareness about the critical threats they are facing. The day is also observed to bring attention to the urgent plight of Asian and African elephants and to ..
Topics: African elephant • Animals • EDGE species • Elephants • Mammals • Organisms • Wildlife Trust of India • World Elephant Day
Gaj Yatra Rolled Out from Meghalaya
In the North-East, the Gaj Yatra has been rolled out by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) from Tura, the principal town of Garo Hills of Meghalaya on May 28, 2018. It is the part of an 18-month-long national campaign to protect India’s national ..
Topics: Elephant • Environmental conservation • Mammals • Meghalaya • Natural environment • Project Elephant • Wildlife Trust of India • World Elephant Day