Gundlupet: The Forest officials of Bandipur Tiger Reserve along with volunteers began the Tiger Census-2018 this morning. The census will be held till Jan. 13 at Bandipur and Nagarahole and from Jan. 22 to 27 (the date might extend till Feb. 3) in territorial forest divisions. Nearly 60 volunteers and about 250 forest staff will…
Gundlupet: The Forest Department personnel have found a carcass of an eight-year-old tigress at Moolehole Forest Range coming under Bandipur Reserve Forest yesterday. Ruling out the possibility of poaching, Bandipur Project Tiger Director Ambadi Madhav said that the tigress had died about three days ago due to infighting and added that the post mortem reports…
Gundlupet: Visitors who had gone on a safari at Bandipur Tiger Reserve were in for a treat when they saw a tiger family comprising an adult tigress and her three cubs walking majestically on the safari route on Friday evening. The death of ‘Prince’ under mysterious circumstances, who used to appear in front of visitors…
Gundlupet: Following certain information that suspected naxals had entered Bandipur National Park and surrounding places, the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF), District Armed Reserve (DAR) Police and Forest Department personnel launched a joint combing operation in Bandipur yesterday. The Police have dismissed possibility of Naxal activities in Bandipur and however, there is fear that combing operations may…
By Somashekar The death of Prince, the most photographed Tiger in Bandipur Tiger Reserve, in April this year has not been forgotten by wildlife enthusiasts. The carcass of the tiger was found two-days after its death near Lokkare in Kundkere zone. Though the lifespan of tigers in the wild is said to be 10 years,…
Forest officials and guards, who spend most of their time in protecting wild animals and the forest, participated in the volleyball tournament organised at the Bandipur Forest Campus, yesterday. Inaugurating the tournament, Bandipur Project Tiger Director Ambadi Mahadevu said that the officials and guards were working round-the-clock saving the forest and added the with participating…
Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji of Sri Avadhoota Datta Peetha, Mysuru, visited the Bandipur National Park yesterday and went on a safari. He was accompanied by some of his relatives from the US, Ashrama’s Executive Trustee H.V. Prasad and city’s Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr. N. Nithyanand Rao. Three safari vehicles were arranged for the Sri Swamiji, his…
Gundlupet: The single-tusked elephant, which had created havoc at Anekadu near Kushalnagar by destroying crops and posing danger to human lives, was caught by the staff of the Forest Department, who has brought it to Bandipur National Park. The elephant had destroyed crops and had also injured many people in Kushalnagar limits. Madikeri Division DFO…
This monkey appears to be laughing its heart out as it grabs a cool drink bottle from one of the tourists at Bandipur National Park recently. [Pic. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav]
Gundlupet: Heavy rain that has been lashing Chamarajanagar district over the last 15 days has brought relief to the denizens of Bandipur National Park. Almost all the lakes inside the Park have been filled up. The Park has received good pre-monsoon showers and nearly half of Bandipur range, parts of Kundkere, Gundre, Hediyala, and Moolehole…
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