Tunnel to make travel between Wayanad and Mysuru smoother New Delhi: Reviving an old proposal, the Central Government has suggested a permanent solution to the long-standing night travel ban in Bandipur with a plan to construct a tunnel through the forest area. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has directed the preparation of a…
First-of-its-kind special task initiative in India within any tiger reserve To intensify efforts against forest crimes in Karnataka’s five tiger reserves, the Forest Department has set up a Tracker Dog Squad Training Centre at Melukamanahalli in Bandipur. This pioneering initiative is the State’s first independent facility dedicated to train tracker dogs. Earlier, the State tiger…
Mysore/Mysuru: Bandipur safari bus driver was killed when a speeding bike rammed into him near the Forest Department quarters at Melukamanahalli in Bandipur yesterday night. The deceased has been identified as M.K. Anand (37), son of Mahadevappa and a resident of Kelsipura village in Gundlupet taluk. He was allotted the quarters just a month back….
Forest Ministers resolve to protect Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, spanning Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu Bandipur: Minister for Forest Ecology and Environment, Eshwar B. Khandre, convened a meeting with his Kerala counterpart, A.K. Saseendran, and senior officials from Tamil Nadu to address the escalating human-wildlife conflicts in the region and strategise joint efforts to mitigate them. The…
By M.T. Yogesh Kumar In the light of a rainfall deficit and persistent drought conditions, ponds, lakes and other small water bodies within the Bandipur Tiger Reserve are experiencing a notable decline in water levels, adversely affecting the resident wildlife. To address this pressing issue, authorities have activated 57 solar borewells and water is being…
Bandipur: A malnourished sub-adult tiger, engaged in a territorial altercation that resulted in serious injuries and subsequent starvation for over two weeks, died on the outskirts of Bandipur Tiger Reserve yesterday. The wounded tiger, believed to be around three-year-old, was initially sighted at the farm of Doddakariyayya near the D-Line of the Tiger Reserve in…
“It was inevitable as poachers attacked Forest staff with lethal weapons” Bandipur: A poacher was killed when the Forest Department staff fired at them in Bandipur Tiger Reserve Forest yesterday early morning. The deceased has been identified as Manu (26), a resident of Bheemanabeedu in Gundlupet taluk of Chamarajanagar district. Following information that a gang…
Gundlupet: A decomposed carcass of a tiger has been found floating in Malliahnakatte Lake on the outskirts of Chowdahalli in Kundakere Range of Bandipur Forest in the taluk. It is suspected that the tiger may have drowned about three to four days ago and the exact reason for its death is yet to be known….
Kushalnagar: Eight tamed elephants belonging to conservationist and wildlife researcher Prajna Chowta of Aane Mane Foundation near Dubare have been shifted to Rampura Elephant Camp in Bandipur by the Forest Department. Prajna Chowta, Co-Founder of Aane Mane Foundation, had taken permission from the Government to study elephants closely to enable their and their habitat conservation….
Bandipur: A carcass of a tiger, which was already injured in a porcupine attack and died after getting caught in a poacher’s snare, has taken place at Gundre Range in Bandipur Tiger Reserve. The Forest staff, who were on their regular beat, found the decomposed carcass of the tiger, aged between 5 and 6 years…
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