No public safari on Apr. 8 and 9; three helipads being constructed at Melukamanahalli Gate Mysore/Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will go on a safari inside the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Chamarajanagar District during his visit to the poll-bound Karnataka on Apr. 9. Modi will be in Mysuru to launch a three-day mega event on…
White-rumped vulture, red-headed vulture, Indian vulture & Egyptian vulture sighted Mysore/Mysuru: The two-day Synchronised Vulture Survey held in Bandipur and Nagarahole Tiger Reserves (Karnataka) and Mudhumalai, Sathyamangalam and Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu) and Wayanad (Kerala) covering the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve concluded on Feb. 26. The survey at Bandipur Tiger Reserve and Nagarahole Tiger Reserve found a…
Mysore/Mysuru: Forest Department personnel have cracked the case of a tiger death, the carcass of which was found at Mallaiahna Katte lake at Chowdahalli village in the fringes of Bandipur Forest on Feb. 7, by arresting a person on the charge of causing the death of the big cat. Rechappa, son of Shivabasappa, Kebbepura, is…
‘Such compassion among our people is commendable’ Mysore/Mysuru: Timely intervention and swift action by the officers and staff of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Chamarajanagar district saved the life of a female elephant that suffered a powerful electric shock on the night of Feb. 13. The elephant, which was between 25 to 30 years old,…
Mysore/Mysuru: A workshop on precautions to be taken during forest fires and training for Forest staff was held at Bandipur Tiger Reserve on Feb. 2. District Fire Officer K.P. Naveen Kumar was the resource person. Fire and Emergency Services personnel, who had brought a fire extinguishing vehicle and other fire extinguishers, conducted a demonstration on…
Mysore/Mysuru: A tiger has been found dead in Survey No. 86 of Hadanur village, Hediyala Range in Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Forest Department officials and staff, who conducted an inspection, suspected that the tiger may have been killed in a fight with other wild animal. Post-mortem was conducted in the presence of Bandipur Project Tiger Director…
Promotes learning-by-exploring through field visits, curriculum transactions related to forest, wildlife Mysuru: Union Minister of Forest, Environment and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Tuesday launched a free wildlife safari programme, Bandipur ‘Yuva Mitra’, a nature education programme for students of Government Schools in Chamarajanagar district. The ‘Yuva Mitra’ programme, a part of the Golden Jubilee…
12 more cheetahs to come from Africa to Kuno National Park this month Mysuru: The 22nd meeting of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) was held at Bandipur Tiger Reserve on Tuesday and was chaired by Union Minister of Forest, Environment and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav, who is also the NTCA Chairman. The second batch…
Catching them young for conservation efforts Mysuru: If you are a student and wish to go on an ‘into the wild’ trip at Bandipur Tiger Reserve, then here’s your chance. ‘Yuva Mithra’ offers a free jungle safari for school children initially in Gundlupet and H.D. Kote along with the areas that come under the limits…
Mysore/Mysuru: Come December, bar-headed geese from Mongolia have winged into the water body on the way to Bandipur on Ooty Road. Shivu, a reptile rescuer and wildlife photographer from city, who has clicked a few photos of these migratory winged beauties said that only bar-headed geese without identification tags numbering about 46 have come to…
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