Gundlupet: The Forest Department personnel have arrested three persons on charges of chopping down sandalwood trees in Bandipur Forest and smuggling them. The arrested have been identified as Nagaiah, Suresh and Maraiah, all residents of Deshipura Colony in the taluk. The Forest personnel, who were collecting data from camera traps installed during the tiger census…
Create 2,550-km fire lines; Villagers in forest borders volunteer to help Forest personnel Rural folk apprised through street plays By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysuru: While the whole world is aghast over the bushfire in Australia, which has claimed the lives of hundreds of wild animals and devastated thousands of acre of forest land, the Bandipur…
Leopardess electrocuted in H.D. Kote Gundlupet: The carcases of an elephant and a tiger in a decomposed state was found by the forest staff at Gopalaswamy Hill range and N. Begur Range coming under Bandipur Tiger Reserve. The Forest staff found the body of a 50-year-old male elephant. Bandipur Project Tiger Director T. Balachandra, Range…
Clarifies new Project Tiger Director Safari commences today Mysuru: Though the fire has destroyed a portion of Bandipur Forest, the entire forest is not burnt and no wildlife has been harmed, clarified new Bandipur Project Tiger Director T. Balachandra. Speaking to Star of Mysore, he said that as the fire mishap took place in the…
Mysuru: The Forest Officials have been successful in nabbing the prime accused, who had set fire to the Bandipur Reserve Forest region in the Gopalaswamy Hill limits. The prime accused is Arun Kumar, son of Nagalingegowda of Kallipura in Gundlupet taluk. He was produced before a Court, which has remanded him to judicial custody. Arun…
Raging fire engulfs vast forest lands including Chamundi Hill CM orders aerial survey using Army choppers Bandipur: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy this morning instructed officials to conduct an aerial survey on the loss of forest cover using army helicopters. The CM also directed the officials to draw water from Nugu dam in Chamarajanagar district to…
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