Visitors made to wait for hours at counters for tickets; but tickets allegedly sold in bulk to resorts Mysore/Mysuru: The influx of tourists has extended into forests such as Bandipur and Nagarahole, resulting in a surge of visitors. Unfortunately, tourists have been expressing dissatisfaction with their experiences at jungle safari points, citing prolonged waiting times…
Scientific study to be done to retain animals inside forests and to minimise human-animal conflict Kushalnagar: Under pressure from the farmers, environment activists and the people of Kodagu, the Forest Department has dropped the proposed safari inside the buffer zone of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve that was likely to commence during winter. The Forest Department wanted…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department staff have spotted the two cubs of the tigress that was found snared to death close to the Taraka Dam near the Antharasanthe Range of Nagarahole in H.D. Kote yesterday. The tigress, famous as ‘Nayanji Katte female’ fell prey to the snare laid by hunters to hunt wild boars. The Department…
Hanagod: Following continuous rains since a few days in Nagarahole Reserve Forest and surrounding places, the forest is now filled with greenery and the lakes and ponds in the reserve forest in full to the brim. If one had visited the forest about two months back, most of the lakes and ponds had gone dry…
Forest staff burst crackers, drive elephant back to forest Hunsur: A wild tusker has destroyed the railway barricades installed near Nagapura bordering Nagarahole Reserve Forest and entered Bharathawadi and Veeranahosahalli villages causing tense moments yesterday morning. The tusker, after entering Bharathawadi, has destroyed ginger and pumpkin crops grown in the field of Girish and Shashikala…
Breaks monthly revenue records; Kabini backwaters of Nagarahole hot favourite After being confined to their homes for several months due to COVID pandemic, tourists have now started going out and travelling, giving momentum to a trend that is termed as ‘Revenge Tourism’ where pent-up demand has been noticed with large number of people coming out…
Safari goers capture fierce fight on camera at Nagarahole Hunsur: A video of two roaring tigers fighting each other fiercely over territory at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve has gone viral on social media, giving safari goers the spectacle of the mighty beasts clashing among themselves. The fight between the two tigers took place yesterday near Marappana…
Mysuru: The Forest Department’s move to hike the safari and camera fee at Bandipur and Nagarahole Tiger Reserves has drawn flak from wildlife-lovers who termed the increase as fleecing by the Department. “Safaris now can be accessed only by the rich and professional cameramen who can afford the fee but an opportunity to common man…
Hanagodu: V.P. Srujana, an adivasi girl in Nagarahole, has made her community and the State proud by becoming the first person to clear the National Eligibility Test (NET) from her community to be qualified for the post of Assistant Professor. Her subject is Finance and Taxation. The tests, commonly regarded as a tough nut to…
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (drone) with real-time connectivity detects fires at early stage; alerts rescue teams Mysuru / Hanagodu: Probably for the first time in the history of preventing forest fires in Mysuru, Hunsur and Kodagu regions, the Forest Department is using Thermal Drones to keep an eye on vast swathes of jungles of the Nagarahole…
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