Mysuru: In the wake of reports suggesting that the Karnataka Government is revoking the night traffic ban inside the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, bowing to pressure from the Congress High Command, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has assured that the Central Government will take firm steps to ensure the night traffic ban through the Bandipur…
Mysuru: Public opposition to the possible lifting of the night traffic ban on NH 766 through Bandipur is gathering momentum with environmentalists, wildlife conservationists and others questioning the Government of the rationale to reconsider the original decision, which has also been upheld by the Courts. Environmentalists have planned to take out a padayatra with the…
Chamarajanagar: Chamarajanagar District Police have arrested four persons, who had allegedly kidnapped a couple and their kid from a resort near Bandipur yesterday and have launched a hunt to nab three others, who are absconding. The Police arrested the four abductors within 24 hours of them committing the crime and rescued Nishanth, a First Division…
Tunnel to make travel between Wayanad and Mysuru smoother New Delhi: Reviving an old proposal, the Central Government has suggested a permanent solution to the long-standing night travel ban in Bandipur with a plan to construct a tunnel through the forest area. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has directed the preparation of a…
First-of-its-kind special task initiative in India within any tiger reserve To intensify efforts against forest crimes in Karnataka’s five tiger reserves, the Forest Department has set up a Tracker Dog Squad Training Centre at Melukamanahalli in Bandipur. This pioneering initiative is the State’s first independent facility dedicated to train tracker dogs. Earlier, the State tiger…
Mysore/Mysuru: Bandipur safari bus driver was killed when a speeding bike rammed into him near the Forest Department quarters at Melukamanahalli in Bandipur yesterday night. The deceased has been identified as M.K. Anand (37), son of Mahadevappa and a resident of Kelsipura village in Gundlupet taluk. He was allotted the quarters just a month back….
Forest Ministers resolve to protect Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, spanning Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu Bandipur: Minister for Forest Ecology and Environment, Eshwar B. Khandre, convened a meeting with his Kerala counterpart, A.K. Saseendran, and senior officials from Tamil Nadu to address the escalating human-wildlife conflicts in the region and strategise joint efforts to mitigate them. The…
By M.T. Yogesh Kumar In the light of a rainfall deficit and persistent drought conditions, ponds, lakes and other small water bodies within the Bandipur Tiger Reserve are experiencing a notable decline in water levels, adversely affecting the resident wildlife. To address this pressing issue, authorities have activated 57 solar borewells and water is being…
Bandipur: A malnourished sub-adult tiger, engaged in a territorial altercation that resulted in serious injuries and subsequent starvation for over two weeks, died on the outskirts of Bandipur Tiger Reserve yesterday. The wounded tiger, believed to be around three-year-old, was initially sighted at the farm of Doddakariyayya near the D-Line of the Tiger Reserve in…
“It was inevitable as poachers attacked Forest staff with lethal weapons” Bandipur: A poacher was killed when the Forest Department staff fired at them in Bandipur Tiger Reserve Forest yesterday early morning. The deceased has been identified as Manu (26), a resident of Bheemanabeedu in Gundlupet taluk of Chamarajanagar district. Following information that a gang…
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