Man suspected to have been killed by a tiger or leopard Gundlupet: A partially devoured body of a tribal man, who had gone to fetch fodder for his goat was found near Nanjegowdanakatte in Mangalagudda village bordering Bandipur Reserve Forest in the taluk. It is suspected that the tribal man may have been killed by…
Forest Watcher killed in wild jumbo attack
March 6, 2023Saragur: A Forest Watcher was killed when a wild elephant attacked him at Kallere Range in Bandipur Reserve Forest of H.D. Kote taluk on Friday. The deceased is Bomma (59), a resident of Dadadahalli tribal hamlet. On Friday at about 5 pm, Bomma, along with another Watcher Madhu, was on his way from Vadderahalli tribal…
Speeding truck kills elephant inside Bandipur Tiger Reserve
December 14, 2022Gundlupet: A speeding truck fatally knocked down a female elephant aged about 35 years on National Highway-766 (212) inside Bandipur Reserve Forest yesterday night and the elephant breathed its last after writing in pain for an hour on the road. The accident took place on Gundlupet-Kerala National Highway-766 between Maddur check-post and Moolehole check-post at…
Fearless tusker Abhimanyu helps Forest staff capture tiger hiding in banana plantation
July 3, 2022Big cat had seriously injured two farmers Gundlupet: The tiger, which had attacked and seriously injured two farmers while they were working in their field near Lakkipura, bordering Gopalaswamy Forest Range of Bandipur Reserve Forest yesterday, was captured this morning with the help of jumbo Abhimanyu, the combing specialist. Yesterday, when farmer Gaviappa was working…
Elephant electrocuted
July 16, 2021Gundlupet: A wild elephant died of electrocution after it came in contact with an illegal electric fence near Alathur village at Bandipur Reserve Forest in the taluk. One Jagannath had fenced his field and had drawn power illegally to protect his groundnut crops from wild animals. A female elephant aged between 35 and 40 years,…
Decomposed carcass of tiger found in Bandipur
June 11, 2021Gundlupet: A carcass of a tiger in a decomposed state was found in Hongalli Forest area of Maddur Forest Range in Bandipur Reserve Forest yesterday. The tiger was said to be between 10 and 11 years old and suspected to have died about four to five days ago as birds and maggots had eaten away…
Male bear found dead
May 24, 2018Sargur: A 13-year-old bear was found dead at the Hadinaaru Shambukatte Beat of Hediyala Range in Bandipur Reserve Forest. Range Forest Officer (RFO) Satish said that it was a natural death. Veterinarian Dr. Nagaraju conducted the post-mortem.
Night traffic via Bandipur: Vatal Nagaraj stages protest against Kerala Government
March 12, 2018Gundlupet: Accusing the Kerala Government of relentlessly lobbying for re-opening of night traffic on the National Highway passing through the dense Bandipur Reserve Forest, former MLA and Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj staged a demonstration by blocking the Highway for nearly an hour yesterday. Addressing protesters, Vatal Nagaraj said that Karnataka has many thick forests such…
Jumbo calf dies in Bandipur
January 24, 2018Gundlupet: A two-year-old female elephant calf has died of illness at Bandipur Reserve Forest here. It was heart-rending to see the mother elephant weeping in front of her dead calf while the other elephants of the herd were circling around the body of the calf to prevent anyone from going near the dead calf which…
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