By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem There was a report two days ago that the elephant safari at the Bandipur National Park, which had been stopped for some years, would be resumed soon. This, I am told, is to put to good use the excess number of tamed elephants that are now overcrowding the nearby Rampura…
Dr. Malathi is Mysuru Circle Conservator of Forests Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. P. Ramesh Kumar, who was earlier serving as the Conservator of Forests (CF), Headquarters, Bengaluru and transferred as CF and Director of Bandipur National Park, took charge as the new CF from In-Charge Director Dr. V. Karikalan yesterday. Meanwhile, Dr. Ramesh’s wife Dr. Malathi Priya,…
Mysore/Mysuru: Rtn. R. Ravindra Bhat, newly installed Governor of Rotary District 3181, along with several Clubs of Zone 7 and Zone 8, donated 200 kg of bamboo seeds to the Conservator of Forests (CF), Bandipur Tiger Reserve, on July 15 at Bandipur. This year the native bamboo species Bambusa bambos has flowered in the Nilgiri…
Mysore/Mysuru: An adult sloth bear strayed into human habitat near Begur on the fringes of Bandipur National Park creating a mild commotion and fear. Though it took hours for the Forest Department officials in their efforts to chase the bear back to the forests, they were unsuccessful. In the end, they told villagers that the…
Rare birds spotted; Volunteers issued certificates Gundlupet: The three-day bird census held in Bandipur National Park concluded on Sunday. About 80 volunteers, who were divided into batches, set out to their designated zones in the 13 Zones of Bandipur National Park, recorded their findings and handed over their records to the Forest Department officials. During…
Gundlupet: It is definitely an occasion to celebrate. The ambitious ‘Project Tiger’ launched in 1973 to protect the dwindling tiger population in Karnataka forests, has completed 47 years. On November 17, 1973, the then Chief Minister D. Devaraja Urs declared Bandipur Park as ‘Tiger Reserve’ heralding a new era of tiger protection in the country….
Rana, the German Shepherd sniffer dog retires, but to continue in service Mysore/Mysuru: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a pitch for Indian breed dogs during his Mann Ki Baat address in August by mentioning the names of Mudhol Hounds among other desi breeds besides urging the people to adopt them, the demand for Mudhol…
Served notice to appear for enquiry Gundlupet: Forest Department has served a notice on Kannada actor Dhanveer Gowda for allegedly putting a video clipping of a night safari in Bandipur Tiger Reserve on Thursday. He has been asked to appear before an enquiry today failing which a First Information Report (FIR) will be filed for…
Discovery Channel to telecast actor Akshay Kumar’s Bandipur episode tonight Bandipur: Bollywood star Akshay Kumar will be seen in a special episode of Into The Wild With Bear Grylls tonight. The episode was shot in January across Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka. The actor has been sharing sneak peeks of the thrilling adventure on social…
Bandipur: Actor Akshay Kumar shared the trailer of an upcoming episode of Into The Wild With Bear Grylls, in which he explored the wilderness with British adventurer Bear Grylls. “I visualised stiff challenges prior to Into The Wild… but Bear Grylls completely surprised me with the elephant poop tea. What a day,” the 52-year-old actor…
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