H.D. Kote: A tiger aged five, which was found injured in the Hediyala sub-range of Bandipur Tiger Reserve, succumbed to its injuries yesterday while being shifted to Bannerghatta for treatment. Territorial fighting is said to be the reason. Forest Department officials said that the male tiger was first observed by the Forest Guards and staff…
Safari at Bandipur Tiger Reserve resumes
June 30, 2021Only eight tourists go on safari this morning Gundlupet: The safari at Bandipur Tiger Reserve, which was stopped two months back following COVID-19 pandemic, resumed this morning with only eight tourists going on the safari in two trips. Before the safari began, all safari vehicles were disinfected and only four tourists were taken in the…
Indian Gaur gores Tigress to death in a fight at Bandipur
June 16, 2021Bandipur: An Indian Gaur has gored a Tigress to death at Bandipur Tiger Reserve. The Tigress had attacked the Gaur for food. The fight between the predator (Tiger) and the prey (Indian Gaur) is said to have taken place on the road leading to the hill from Uppuneeru Halla Circle, which is a safari area….
How SMART Jumbos OUTSMART Forest Staff
May 26, 2021Elephants cross Railway track barricades with ease and dexterity Mysore/Mysuru: You may have heard that elephants are among the smartest of all animals and these elephants proved it when they managed to cross the Railway track barricade that was between its way from the forest to villages where juicy crops are readily available to eat. …
Tigress found dead in Bandipur
May 24, 2021Gundlupet: A tigress aged between 8 and 9 years was found dead in an elephant trench at Soranagudda Forest Area, Lakshmanapura Beat, Nugu Range of Hediyala Sub-Division in Bandipur Tiger Reserve on May 22. The cracass of the tigress was found by the Forest Department staff, who were on their regular beat and informed the…
Elephant stuck in slush rescued
May 17, 2021Bandipur: A female elephant, which was stuck in slush at Moliyuru Range at Bandipur Tiger Reserve, has been rescued by the Forest Department staff. The staff had to use an earth excavator machine to remove the elephant from the slush. As it had rained for 3-4 days in Bandipur, the mud had dampened and also…
Tigress which had abandoned its cubs, trapped on camera
April 2, 2021Forest staff to observe its health condition Mysore/Mysuru: The tigress, which had abandoned its four cubs, out of which three died and one recovering in Mysuru Zoo, has been finally trapped in the camera at four separate spots after 15 days. The tigress had given birth to three female and one male cub at Nugu…
Abandoned tiger cubs: Forest staff find carcass of another cub
March 30, 2021Total three cubs dead, one recovering in Mysuru Zoo Mysuru: The Forest staff, who were conducting combing operation to trace a mother tigress and her cub, have found the carcass of the cub yesterday afternoon at Nugu Range in Hediyala Sub-Division at Bandipur Tiger Reserve. With his, a total of three cubs, which were abandoned…
Tourism Department to provide basic amenities at Bandipur
March 21, 2021Bengaluru: The State Tourism Department is mulling providing basic facilities like toilets, drinking water and good accommodation facilities at Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Though the Tiger Reserve is governed by the Forest Department, Tourism Department would provide the facilities with an eye on revenues in co-ordination with the Forest Department. This was announced in the Legislative…
Kerala tigress recuperates at Mysuru Zoo rescue centre
March 2, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The tigress from Kerala with a snare entangled in its neck that trapped in Gundre Range of Bandipur Tiger Reserve on Feb. 28 is recuperating at Mysuru Zoo’s Chamundi Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre, Koorgalli. The tigress had triggered panic among local residents at Kolavally in Wayanad on Kerala-Karnataka border. The big cat, aged about…















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