Wildlife Protection Society of India
A wildlife conservation charitable organisation that provides focus, energy and knowledge to help protect India's iconic wildlife species and habitats.
- Bronze Certified 2023
- FCRA
- 80G
- 12A
- CSR-1
Cause Area
Primary Sectors
Geographies Served
Programs
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Community Support Programme
District
South 24 Parganas
States
West Bengal
Support to Sundarbans Tiger Reserve: This project aims to encourage people living around the Tiger Reserve to view wildlife and their environment as an asset rather than a threat. WPSI has a Tiger Conservation Interpretation Centre and a Kindergarten school, and we undertake a number of health, awareness and livelihood-related initiatives, and assist the Forest Department with anti-poaching patrols and wildlife rescues.
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Tiger Protection Programme
District
Sonitpur
Kamrup
South 24 Parganas
Katni
Panna
Mandla
Shahdol
Umaria
Gondia
Chandrapur
Kheri
Jalpaiguri
Udham Singh Nagar
Nainital
Haridwar
Pauri Garhwal
Dehradun
Pilibhit
Erode
Coimbatore
States
West Bengal
Assam
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
Tiger Anti-Poaching & Illegal Wildlife Trade: Using inputs from its network of voluntary community-based informers, WPSI provides information and assistance to Government enforcement authorities in the seizure of wildlife products and the arrest and prosecution of alleged offenders.
§ WPSI's database (1994 to present) has records of over 45,000 wildlife cases as well as details of alleged wildlife criminals, interstate wildlife traders, smuggling routes, new poaching and trade methods, plus other relevant information on seizures and wildlife mortalities.
§ Support to Tiger Reserves & Conservation Awareness: WPSI has been implementing a successful conservation awareness campaign in fringe villages around tiger reserves in central India since 2011. WPSI also manages a special reward scheme to gather inormation on poaching and wildlife crime around Tiger Reserves in Central India. This information is verified and passed on to Forest Authorities for further action.
§ Wildlife Law Enforcement Training Workshops: WPSI’s workshops help build the capacity of enforcement officials. -
Endangered Species Protection Programme
District
Cuttack
Kendujhar
Ganjam
Dhenkanal
Angul
Deogarh
States
Odisha
Anti-Poaching & Trade: WPSI has established a voluntary informer network to curb poaching and trade of endangered species such as elephants and pangolins, and to help monitor the situation closely. Information and assistance provided by its informers have led to some significant seizures of ivory, pangolin scales and live pangolins.
Human-Elephant Conflict & Elephant Conservation in Odisha: WPSI works closely with local communities in key elephant districts of Odisha to create conservation awareness and to provide local people with the tools needed to mitigate conflict with elephants.
Pangolin Conservation Project in Odisha: WPSI’s aim is to assist regional enforcement agencies in curbing pangolin poaching and the trade of live pangolins in Odisha. It engages local communities by encouraging them to share information on illegal activities in their areas and to motivate local forest Van Suraksha Samitis (forest protection groups) to help curb pangolin poaching.
Impact Metrics
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Number of Local Communities Reached in Anti-Poaching and Trade Awareness in Central India
Program Name
Tiger Protection Program, Central India
Year-wise Metrics- 2021-22 200002
Demographics & Structure
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Organisation Strength
None
Registration Details
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PAN Card
AAATW0317Q
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Registration Number
S/27248
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CSR Form 1
CSR00024856
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80G
AAATW0317QF20214
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12A
AAATW0317QE20214
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FCRA
231650945
About
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Headquarters
New Delhi, Delhi
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Since
1994
Impact
Core Program: Tiger Protection Wildlife Enforcement: Impact in the last three years (20-21-22): • Provided information assistance on 87 wildlife crime cases that were registered by authorities and 304 poachers and wildlife criminals were apprehended as a result of WPSI’s efforts and information sharing. • Capacity building enforcement workshops directly aided 3,117 senior and front-line officials of the Forest Department, Customs, and Police during 37 specialized training on wildlife law enforcement, crime-scene documentation, anti-wildlife electrocution, and knowledge dissemination • Wildlife enforcement efforts strengthened across 8 critical landscapes through capacity building and ground enforcement action in over 80 cases in 3 years. Anti-poaching outreach in Central India: Impact generated in the last three years (20-21-22): • Over 4 lakh local people of 2,200 targeted villages around six tiger landscapes brought to the forefront of tiger protection efforts through sensitization, and community-led enforcement action in over 40 cases in Central India in 3 years.
Vision and Mission
WPSI's mission is to bring new focus and energy to tackle India's growing wildlife crisis by providing support to combat poaching and illegal wildlife trade, particularly for tigers.
Political & Religious Declarations
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Political Affiliation
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Religious Affiliation
Location
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Offices in Cities
New Delhi
Other Details
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Type
Non-profit
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Sub Type
Society
Website
Technology Adoption
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SOC 2 Compliant
No
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Financial Management
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Beneficiary Management