Nanjangud/ Hunsur: A farmer, who was grazing his cattle in the fields, was reportedly killed when a tiger attacked him. Two others, who were also grazing their cattle managed to escape. The incident took place near Odeyanapura village in Nanjangud taluk, bordering Bandipur Tiger Reserve. The deceased farmer has been identified as Puttaswamygowda (45), a…
Man killed, son seriously injured in wild elephant attack near Gundlupet
June 17, 2022Gundlupet: A 65-year-old man was killed while his son suffered serious injuries when a wild elephant attacked them when they were guarding their crops at Shivapura village in the taluk yesterday early morning. The deceased has been identified as Bellishetty, a resident of Shivapura village while his injured son is Mahesh, who has been admitted…
Tusker Kusha returns to Dubare; joins herd
June 13, 2022Travels from Bandipur to reach Wayanad, Nagarahole and crosses Thithimathi range Forest Department continuously monitoring herd movement in his familiar territory Kushalnagar: Tusker Kusha, who was radio-collared and left inside the Bandipur Tiger Reserve from his original place at Dubare Elephant Camp, has returned to its familiar territory. He has been spotted inside the Dubare…
Deer poaching: One arrested, hunt on to nab 15 others
May 27, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Forest Department staff, who raided a spot where a few persons had killed a deer and were sharing the meat, have arrested one person and are on a look out for 15 others who had fled from the spot. The incident took place at Nadadi Beat limits of Moleyur Range in Hediyala Sub-Division of…
In rare event, elephant at Bandipur gives birth to twins
April 20, 2022Mysuru: An elephant at Bandipur Tiger Reserve has given birth to twins, an event said to be extremely rare and a first in India, according to wildlife conservationists. The baby elephants were discovered by a group of safari goers near the old campus on the Mysuru-Ooty Road, close to the Reception Road. The first photo…
Unnerving moment: Angry elephant chases terrified tourist
April 20, 2022Mysuru: Tourists frequently invade the land of the wild, either in the name of safaris or in the name of passing through the dense forests. However some tourists passing through national parks stop their vehicles, going as close as possible to the animals. In the process, they click photos and selfies whenever they spot an…
Two tigers found dead at Bandipur, Nagarahole
March 13, 2022Bandipur/Nagarahole: Two tigers were found dead at Nagarahole and Bandipur Tiger Reserves. On Mar. 10, the Forest staff, who were on their regular beat found a tiger dead inside an elephant trench behind Chenihadlu Tribal Hamlet on Marapala beat in Anechowkur Wildlife Range of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve and informed their higher officials. DCF and Director…
Bandipur gets new ACF and RFO
February 11, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: M.N. Naveen took charge as the Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) of Bandipur Tiger Reserve Sub-Division and V. Shashidhar took charge as the Range Forest Officer (RFO) here on Wednesday. The Bandipur ACF’s post was lying vacant since December last following the transfer of probationary IFS Officer Sandeep Kumar Patil on completion of his…
Bandipur does not have Director, ACF since December
February 6, 2022Former Wildlife Board Member Joseph Hoover writes to CM Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka’s best Tiger Reserve —Bandipur Tiger Reserve — has again found itself in trouble as the Government has not appointed a Field Director. Previous Field Director S.R. Natesh has been transferred in December 2021 and also, there is no Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) in…
Tiger counting begins in Bandipur
January 22, 2022Tiger estimation to take off at Nagarahole tomorrow; BRT on Jan. 27 Bandipur: The National Tiger Estimation (Census) for the year 2021-22 began this morning in Bandipur, while it will take off at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve from tomorrow and at Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve from Jan. 27. The Tiger Estimation, which commenced today…















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