Mysuru: Keeping in mind the safety of people going for safari at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve and to facilitate the smooth movement of safari vehicles, the Forest Department has proposed to widen the safari routes by 20 metres from the existing 10 metres. This move is to prevent wild animals from attacking the safari vehicles…
A full stop to Kerala’s efforts to revoke the night ban on traffic through Bandipur Tiger Reserve Bengaluru: The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) that had proposed to build an elevated highway through Bandipur Tiger Reserve a few months ago, has made a sudden U-turn on its stand. Going a step further, the…
Mysore: Men are trying to revive greenery that was destroyed by men. Determined to revive the lost vegetation and green cover in the fire-hit forest in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, the Forest Department has taken up sowing of seeds of different varieties of trees, bamboos and grass. Interestingly, only native varieties of trees that are…
Mysuru: Record wildfire season has destroyed millions of trees in Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Many areas have been burned so severely that natural regeneration is not possible, making replanting necessary. Ash has covered over 8,000 acres of land across the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, which houses the highest number of tigers in India and it is the…
Chamarajanagar: Parts of Bandipur Tiger Reserve, which faced its worst wildfire last month, received a good spell of rain on Mar.4 bringing a much-needed relief for the forest personnel, who had a tough time in containing the engulfing flames. The wildfire, said to be man-made, had reduced thousands of acres of forest land to ashes….
With the onset of summer in the entire landscape covering Bandipur-NagaraholeTiger Reserves, the Forest Department is bracing up to ward off the threat of forest fires. Like every year, forest fire is a burning issue to the Department and it has to be ready to protect the wildlife zone that supports a rich density of…
New Delhi: Difference of opinion between Union Ministries of Road Transport and Environment on the night traffic ban at Bandipur Tiger Reserve came out in the open yesterday in the Supreme Court as Attorney General K.K. Venugopal told the Apex Court that the Ministries must sort out the difference between them. While the Ministry of…
Hanagodu/ Mysuru: Two tigers and one elephant were found dead at Bandipur Tiger Reserve and Nagarahole National Park limits yesterday. The tiger, which was found dead at Bandipur Reserve, was prowling near the villages on the fringes of Himavad Gopalaswamy Hills and the Forest Department had launched a combing operation to trap the feline that…
Mysuru: Hundreds of wildlife enthusiasts, activists and conservationists from diverse backgrounds came together this morning at the entrance of Bandipur Tiger Reserve near Maddur Range Check Post to raise their voice against the government’s proposed elevated corridor that cuts through Bandipur Tiger Reserve. The venue of the protest was between Gundlupet (Chamarajanagar) and Sultan Bathery…
Mysuru: Buoyed by the success of night traffic ban at Bandipur Tiger Reserve and Nagarahole National Park where roadkills have been significantly reduced over the years, the Forest Department is all set to ban vehicular traffic from 9 pm to 6 am on Male Madeshwara Hills (MM Hills) Wildlife Sanctuary road and roads that cut…
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