A probe team led by Forest Department Under-Secretary Ravikumar, visited Bandipur Tiger Reserve where thousands of acres of forest was destroyed by fire which is said to be man-made. The probe team visited Kalkere, Gundre, Moleyuru, N. Begur and Moolehole ranges and inspected the places. The team was accompanied by Bandipur Project Tiger Director T….
A truck which broke down inside the Bandipur National Park was damaged by a herd of wild elephants on Monday night. After damaging the truck, the elephants feasted on the food items that were kept inside the vehicle. The vehicle (KA-25 B-5444) was transporting beds and mattresses from Bengaluru to Thalassery in Kerala via Gundlupet,…
A team from Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrived in Bandipur National Park this morning to probe the recent forest fires. Forest Department sources told Star of Mysore that a team of eight to nine members arrived at Bandipur from Bengaluru and headed straight to N. Begur Range where the first fire was reported. Thousands…
Nagarahole too receives rain Light to moderate showers being received in Bandipur Reserve Forest since Saturday has brought some relief in parts of the forest which was ravaged by fire recently. Forest officials, who are heaving a sigh of relief, are hoping that there would be more rains in the next few days. As heavy…
Bandipur forests, which witnessed massive loss of vegetation in the recent forest fires, received first rainfall of the year yesterday, much to the delight of the Forest Department, which had to battle a series of forest fires in recent days. The rainfall also brought down the soaring temperature in the forest region. Mudumalai and Masinagudi…
Amidst raging fire at Bandipur National Park, here is some visual relief. A peacock sits on a fallen tree trunk amidst burnt dry grass, captured by Star of Mysore photographer M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav in Bandipur.
Aftermath of bandipur forest fire results in injured and scared animals and dry waterholes.
Mysureans have played good Samaritans by offering fruits, juices, water and snacks to Forest Department staff and volunteers engaged in dousing wild fire in Bandipur forest range. About 400 people are engaged in extinguishing the raging fire and the Forest Department Officials had pleaded for help as acute shortage of food and water was a…
Battling forest fires that have resurfaced at the Bandipur National Park, the Forest Department officials are at their wits end to contain the inferno that began on Feb. 18. Though they have claimed that the forest fire has been contained at Kalkare, Hediyala, Maleyur and Omkara, Kundkere, Gundre and N. Begur ranges, the latest wildfire…
A three-day- long operation ended today with the efforts of forest department personnel including the tribals and the local villagers.
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