What happens when some of the brightest minds in wildlife conservation from across the country gather in one of India’s most stunning tiger landscapes? Magic! The Wildlife Conservation Trust (WCT) recently held its annual review meet at the serene MPT … Read More
About my BITS Design Community Project at ‘Wildlife Conservation Trust’. A journey into forests, villages, and the invisible lines of privilege in between. For many of us, the idea of wildlife conservation begins and ends within the boundaries of a … Read More
WCT has been selected as one of the 2025 Satellites for Biodiversity Award Winners! In partnership with the Connected Conservation Foundation (CCF), UK, and the Airbus Foundation, WCT is harnessing high-resolution satellite imagery, on-the-ground data, and ecological research to conserve … Read More
One of WCT’s flagship community interventions in Chandrapur District, Maharashtra, has been the Water Heater Project that is focused on not just reducing firewood consumption, but also forest degradation, the drudgery of women and their exposure to harmful smoke, and … Read More
We are delighted to share our new picture books on nature conservation for children! Illustration: WCT and Pratham Books At the Wildlife Conservation Trust (WCT), we have long aspired to bring wildlife conservation stories and concepts to children from all … Read More
A Data Visualisation Feature A new dot appears on the screen every hour. It is a Global Positioning System (GPS) fix, a real-time update on a large carnivore that has been rescued from a potentially dangerous situation in a human … Read More
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