Mysore/Mysuru: A television journalist from a national channel was penalised for feeding a deer while driving along the Bandipur Tiger Reserve on Aug. 3. The journo has been penalised for violating rules under provisions of Indian Wildlife Act. The trend of stopping vehicles, getting down and taking selfies with wild animals is one of the…
Bandipur recognised for good tiger conservation
August 3, 2021Among 14 Tiger Reserves in India to bag Global Conservation Assured Tiger Standards Accreditation Mysore/Mysuru: The Bandipur Tiger Reserve has received the Global Conservation Assured Tiger Standards (CATS) accreditation for meeting a set of standards for effective conservation of big cats. An international group of experts and protected area managers have created the criteria. In…
Tiger headcount highest in Bandipur, Nagarahole
July 29, 20212021 census begins; marked increase in Old Mysuru region ‘Tiger Talk’ held in Mysuru Zoo to mark World Tiger Day Mysore/Mysuru: If Madhya Pradesh has bagged the number one position in the now released extended report of the 2018 tiger headcount (‘Status of Tigers, Co-predators and Prey in India’) with 526 felines, Karnataka stands second…
Rotary Dist. Governor launches Tree Plantation Drive in Bandipur
July 26, 2021Mysore/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…
Bandipur tiger dies while being shifted to Bengaluru
July 10, 2021H.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…















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