Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) S. Prabhakaran took charge as the new Director of Bandipur Tiger Reserve, following the transfer of Dr. P. Ramesh, who was transferred as the Conservator of Forests (CF) of the Planning Wing of Mysuru Division recently. Prabhakaran was serving as the Director of Bhardra Tiger Reserve and following the…
Mysore/Mysuru: A young wild elephant calf, struggling with a debilitating injury, has succumbed to its wounds at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. The male calf, estimated to be around 3 to 4 years old, was found in a distressed state near the Kundakere Range, close to the Honnemarada Thittu area. The incident came to public attention…
Project teaches human-animal coexistence to students from various Government Schools By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Yuva Mithra,’ which was launched to commemorate the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Project Tiger in Bandipur, has garnered recognition from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). The initiative, inaugurated in January by the Union Minister for Forests Bhupendra Yadav in…
Karnataka’s wild elephant population rises to 6,395 from 6,049 in 2017; Nagarahole 831 Mysore/Mysuru: After achieving the highly sought-after position of second place in the national rankings of the All India Tiger Estimation Report-2022, the Bandipur Tiger Reserve has now emerged as the leading Reserve in the Asian Elephant Population Estimation for Karnataka-2023, boasting a…
Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand first with 319 tigers, Bandipur-191, Nagarahole-185 Mysore/Mysuru: The latest count of tigers in the All India Tiger Estimation Report-2022 positions Bandipur and Nagarahole Tiger Reserves in the top league among 53 Tiger Reserves in the country, with an increase in the population of these majestic big cats. According to…
With 149 big cats, Nagarahole Tiger Reserve pips Bandipur Tiger Reserve with 140 tigers Bengaluru/Mysuru: The tiger count in Karnataka has shown an impressive increase, with a minimum of 435 tigers as per the All India Tiger Estimation (AITE) exercise conducted in 2022, compared to 404 tigers estimated during the 2018 AITE exercise — a…
Veterinary Doctor & Forest Guard win accolades for saving wild elephant’s life and effective management of forest resources Mysore/Mysuru: Bandipur Tiger Reserve that continues to thrive after surviving extreme conditions like wild fire and other challenges, is in the limelight again after the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, followed by a slew of awards…
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…
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