While the tiger remained elusive to Prime Minister Narendra Modi despite an exclusive ride during his recent more-than-two-hour-safari inside the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, safari-goers from the Kakanakote Safari Point (H.D. Kote) in the Nagarahole Tiger Reserve had a bounty sighting on Wednesday as they saw a tigress and its cubs relaxing by the side of…
Safari vehicle driver D.P. Madhusudhan opens up on his nerve-racking moments Mysore/Mysuru: Though the Project Tiger was launched in India in 1973 and on Nov. 16, 1973 in Bandipur, it was Narendra Modi, the first Prime Minister to visit the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Taking the VVIP and one of the world’s most powerful politicians in…
Mysore/Mysuru: Donning camouflage clothing that included green T-shirt, jacket, hat and khaki trouser, Prime Minister Narendra Modi went on a safari at Bandipur Tiger Reserve (BTR) near Gundlupet in Chamarajanagar this morning. In the two-hour-long journey, exploring 22-km of core forest area on safari, the PM came across three big elephant herds, a tusker, 25…
Mysore/Mysuru: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to Mysuru on Apr. 8 and 9, Special Protection Group (SPG) personnel of the elite commando group, tasked with the security of country’s premier, are drawing foolproof plans as per Blue Book of Ministry of Home Affairs. A team of SPG personnel inspected Mysuru Airport at…
No public safari on Apr. 8 and 9; three helipads being constructed at Melukamanahalli Gate Mysore/Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go on a safari inside the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Chamarajanagar District during his visit to the poll-bound Karnataka on Apr. 9. Modi will be in Mysuru to launch a three-day mega event on…
White-rumped vulture, red-headed vulture, Indian vulture & Egyptian vulture sighted Mysore/Mysuru: The two-day Synchronised Vulture Survey held in Bandipur and Nagarahole Tiger Reserves (Karnataka) and Mudhumalai, Sathyamangalam and Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu) and Wayanad (Kerala) covering the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve concluded on Feb. 26. The survey at Bandipur Tiger Reserve and Nagarahole Tiger Reserve found a…
Mysore/Mysuru: Forest Department personnel have cracked the case of a tiger death, the carcass of which was found at Mallaiahna Katte lake at Chowdahalli village in the fringes of Bandipur Forest on Feb. 7, by arresting a person on the charge of causing the death of the big cat. Rechappa, son of Shivabasappa, Kebbepura, is…
‘Such compassion among our people is commendable’ Mysore/Mysuru: Timely intervention and swift action by the officers and staff of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Chamarajanagar district saved the life of a female elephant that suffered a powerful electric shock on the night of Feb. 13. The elephant, which was between 25 to 30 years old,…
Mysore/Mysuru: A workshop on precautions to be taken during forest fires and training for Forest staff was held at Bandipur Tiger Reserve on Feb. 2. District Fire Officer K.P. Naveen Kumar was the resource person. Fire and Emergency Services personnel, who had brought a fire extinguishing vehicle and other fire extinguishers, conducted a demonstration on…
Mysore/Mysuru: A tiger has been found dead in Survey No. 86 of Hadanur village, Hediyala Range in Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Forest Department officials and staff, who conducted an inspection, suspected that the tiger may have been killed in a fight with other wild animal. Post-mortem was conducted in the presence of Bandipur Project Tiger Director…
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