Chopper with ‘bambi bucket’ to arrive from Coimbatore Air Base within 30 minutes Mysuru/Mysore: The Forest Department that has geared up to tackle forest fires this summer has received a shot in the arm with the Indian Air Force (IAF) agreeing to assist the Department by deploying a chopper to douse fires at Bandipur Tiger…
Captive breeding: T-80 to be paired with Durgi
February 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a significant boost to captive tiger breeding, Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, popular as Mysuru Zoo, has planned to utilise the male tiger that was captured from the fringes of Bandipur for breeding. The tiger, named T-80 will be paired with Durgi. T-80 was captured in October 2019. It is a healthy male aged…
Bear Grylls shares Rajini’s first look from his wild show
February 20, 2020Bengaluru: Keeping the excitement alive among ‘Thalaiva’ fans, popular TV show host Bear Grylls shared a sneak peek to Rajinikanth’s television debut. Sharing a motion poster which features Rajini and Bear dressed in their wildlife gear, Grylls wrote, “Preparing for @Rajinikanth’s blockbuster TV debut with an ‘Into The Wild with Bear Grylls’ motion poster! I…
Velluwadi-Chikkabargi route best alternative to bypass Bandipur Road
February 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Former Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) President Sudhakar N. Shetty has suggested Velluwadi-Chikkabargi Road as an alternative route to bypass the NH-766 that passes through Bandipur Tiger Reserve to reach Kerala. At present there is a night traffic ban between 9 pm and 6 am imposed by the Karnataka Government. …
Man who cooked tubers inside forest baffles Bandipur officials
February 7, 2020Gundlupet: A man from Odisha spotted inside the Bandipur Tiger Reserve is giving sleepless nights to the Forest officials who are busy in creating fire lines to prevent forest fire during summer. The man in question has been arrested and has been handed over to Anti-Naxal Force that is operating in the Tiger Reserve to…
Akshay Kumar wraps up shoot at Bandipur; returns to Mumbai
January 31, 2020Discovery Channel pays Rs. 10 lakh to Forest Department to shoot Man Vs Wild Mysore/Mysuru: Bollywood star, Akshay Kumar, who was in Bandipur with Bear Grylls to shoot an episode of Discovery Channel TV series Man Vs Wild, returned to Mumbai last evening via Chennai. He took the evening flight from Mysore Airport to reach…
Akshay Kumar shoots with Bear Grylls inside Bandipur Tiger Reserve today
January 30, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, like Prime Minister Narendra Modi and superstar Rajinikanth before him, will soon be seen in an episode of Discovery’s show, Man Vs Wild, for which he will shoot inside the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. The actor reached Mysore Airport from Mumbai in a special flight last evening and halted at a…
Man Vs Wild’s Bear Grylls at Bandipur with Rajinikanth
January 28, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth is in Bandipur shooting for a documentary with Bear Grylls of Man Vs Wild– fame, produced by Discovery Channel. Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar will be joining them for the shooting this afternoon, it is learnt. Bear Grylls arrived at Gundlupet Helipad this morning while Rajinikanth landed at Mysuru Airport yesterday. It…
Bandipur Forest staff ready to prevent forest fires
January 14, 2020Create 2,550-km fire lines; Villagers in forest borders volunteer to help Forest personnel Rural folk apprised through street plays By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysuru: While the whole world is aghast over the bushfire in Australia, which has claimed the lives of hundreds of wild animals and devastated thousands of acre of forest land, the Bandipur…
All for safety of felines
January 6, 2020Forest Department vaccinates 116 stray dogs to protect leopards, tigers from contracting rabies and other diseases Mysuru/Mysore: For the safety of big wild felines such as leopards and tigers for whom dogs are easy targets for their food, the Bandipur Forest Department conducted a birth control and Anti-Rabies vaccination drive of stray dogs from Dec….
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