Date: January 2023 – March 2024Locations: Kurseong Forest Division, Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary & Baikanthapur Forest Division The Nature and Wildlife Association (NWA) has successfully completed a comprehensive Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) area mapping project across key regions of Northern West Bengal.…
Date: 18th – 21st March 2024Location: Kurseong Forest Division From 18th to 21st March 2024, the Nature and Wildlife Association (NWA) participated in a four-day joint inspection drive initiated by the Kurseong Forest Division. The inspection aimed to assess and…
Date: June 9-29, 2024Location: Baikanthapur, Kurseong, Tukuriajhar Throughout June, the Nature and Wildlife Association (NWA) and Nature Environment & Wildlife Society (NEWS) actively supported soft mitigation strategies to reduce human-elephant conflict (HEC) across the Baikanthapur and Kurseong Forest Divisions, in…
Date: July 17-18, 2024Location: Kurseong Forest Division On the occasion of Banmahotsav 2024, a large-scale plantation programme was organized by the Panighata Forest Range under the Kurseong Forest Division at Lohagarh Block, bringing together officials, community members, schools, and civil…
Date: July 19, 2024Location: Kathambari A capacity-building session was successfully held today at the Kathambari Forest Rest House, bringing together ground staff from all 9 ranges of the Baikunthpur Forest Division for practical training on snake awareness, bite management, and…
Date: July 31, 2024Location: Sukna On the occasion of World Rangers Day 2024, the Nature and Wildlife Association (NWA) and SNAP Foundation had the opportunity to join the Forest Rangers' Association of West Bengal in recognising the essential role played…
Date: September 12, 2024Locations: Mechi Riverbed, Rakamjote Naya Basti & Jalpaiguri On 12 August 2024, communities, forest officials, NGOs, and conservation partners came together across North Bengal to observe World Elephant Day 2024, reinforcing our shared commitment to elephant conservation…
Date: September 12, 2024Location: Baikanthapur Forest Division As part of ongoing efforts to support human-elephant conflict mitigation, the Nature and Wildlife Association (NWA) has distributed 44 searchlights to Quick Response Teams (QRTs) and frontline forest staff across key conflict-prone areas…
Date: October 6, 2024Location: Mechi Riverside As part of the Wildlife Week 2024 celebrations, the Nature and Wildlife Association (NWA) organized a transboundary community interaction on 6 October 2024 at the Mechi Riverside, focusing on strategies for mitigating human-elephant conflict…
Location: Apalchand Forest, Baikanthapur Forest DivisionDate: November 20, 2024 In mid-November 2024, a lone wild elephant with visible and severe injuries was spotted in the Apalchand Forest under the Baikanthapur Forest Division. The elephant had significant wounds on its tail…
