We are set for the Tamil Nadu leg of the Gaj Utsav Campaign ~ யானைத் திருவிழா (Yaanai Thiruvizha). Forest Minister Dr. Dr M. Mathiventhan launched the two-day event at Coimbatore today.

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Current and former Chairs IUCN SSC Asian Elephant Specialist Group VIvek Menon and Raman Sukumar at the Tamil Nadu #Elephant Conclave 2023 on the eve of #WorldElephantDay Heidi Riddle Haathi Mere Saathi IUCN SSC African Elephant Specialist Group Azzedine T. Downes Dia Mirza

WTI launches the Tamil Nadu Chapter of Gaj Utsav in Coimbatore today.
Inaugurating the event was the Honorable Forest Minister Dr. Dr M. Mathiventhan along with Vivek Menon, Dr. Supriya Sahu IAS, Dr. Sandeep Kr Tiwari and other dignitaries.

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Such happiness to release a Great Indian #hornbill in the 1st stage of its rehabilitation. Rescued by Wildlife Trust of India, ifaw & Assam Forest Department the bird had now regrown all its feathers. It will still be monitored in the centre premises till it can lead a wild life #IndiAves

Anyone knows anyone who will fit this job. Person will be attached to my office in Delhi. Job for for a young, early career professional. Immediate hire. Please apply to Wildlife Trust of India but you can message me here too.

When rain clouds gather it is time to go out to the wild. A nice photo of mine with @rakshajaipur Rohit Gangawar by @noelmenon The framed photo behind us is the forest of #jhalana in #Jaipur a city forest worth visiting f to see #leopards or just to enjoy the monsoon clouds

On #WorldMangroveDay highlighting tremendous efforts by fisherfolks of Sundarbans towards improving health of mangrove habitat, rescue and release of several mangrove horseshoe crabs from ghost nets. Thank you Wildlife Trust of India for the RAP grant Vivek Menon Amrit Menon Snehaa Sundaram

#WTIatWork conducted a 2-day interactive workshop & capacity building on tackling illegal #wildlife #trade for CISF personnel in Srinagar #airport Images from the just-concluded event #JammuKashmir

So happy that this has seen the light of day. Protecting the protector is most important. Thanks Shalini Venugopal Bhagat & The New York Times for featuring their story Azzedine T. Downes

I traveled to Wayanad in Kerala last month to meet frontline workers protecting India's forests. Their work is dangerous, low paid and often overlooked. They are not just rangers but peacekeepers in areas of human-animal conflict.

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On #WorldWetlandsDay thanking WTI for supporting us with RAP grant that has paved the way for citizen driven protection of Sundarbans wetland and conservation of a charismatic fauna- mangrove horseshoe crab Wildlife Trust of India Vivek Menon Amrit Menon Snehaa Sundaram Sundarbans Biological Observatory Time Series

This is such a regular occurrence from Chennai to Malaysia & Singapore. I was first involved in the early 90s in helping bust one such consignment. Later Wildlife Trust of India has helped restock after genetic & health checks in three instances. Glad to help here too Jose Louies

.Vivek Menon on the year that was. Grateful to our Board, team #WTIatWork , partners and supporters . We look forward to more #conservationaction with a lot of #conservationoptimism in 2022. #HappyNewYear
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We are so touched by Dia Mirza 's noble gesture and grateful that there can be no better ambassador for WTI. We hope people contribute as best as they can to enable us reach the remaining families of #Vanrakshaks #conservationheroes #covidcasualites

Really sorry to know that the reason really is #avianflu or #birdflu . We have to stop rescue and instead work with @forestrajasthan to curb the spread. Kudos to Snehaa Sundaram and Sukanya David for working on these trying conditions.

A shout out to our indefatigable NGO partners RAKSHA Jaipur who are on location with team WTI - ifaw
Snehaa Sundaram Sukanya David
to provide #emergencyrelief #H1N5
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Zoom in to see 100s of Demoiselle cranes at a new site. Immediate action is needed from authorities to contain this spread of #H1N1 that can be disastrous as some birds are showing symptoms. #birdflu #Rajasthan #emergencyresponse

Our team is on anti-viral meds due to the direct exposure. Rescue ops stopped due the #virus RAKSHA Jaipur team is out to get a tally of birds in Bilara. Region needs to be alert for #birdflu
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Reports confirmed H1N5 three days ago but protocols not yet issued. Close monitoring needed to contain the spread of #birdflu as cranes have already left the site. It's a serious situation, Rajasthan Forest Department
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