Tag: Forest Department

Tiger cub rescued near Gurupura Tibetan Colony
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Tiger cub rescued near Gurupura Tibetan Colony

December 7, 2025

Search launched to trace cub’s mother Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department has rescued a tiger cub aged between 2 and 3 months near Gurupura Tibetan Colony in Hunsur taluk yesterday morning and are taking care of the cub. Yesterday at about 10 am, Colony residents heard frail cries resembling a kitten near J. Village at Gurupura…

Strategy pays off; Tiger cubs reunited safely with mother
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Strategy pays off; Tiger cubs reunited safely with mother

December 2, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: In a delicate and challenging operation, the Forest Department successfully reunited four tiger cubs with their mother near Gowdanakatte village in Hunsur taluk. On Nov. 27, the tigress had been captured near maize fields in Gowdanakatte for safety reasons. At the time of her capture, her cubs were missing. Two days later, the cubs…

Canine squad joins State’s Tiger Reserves
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Canine squad joins State’s Tiger Reserves

December 2, 2025

Dogs trained to aid Forest staff in the battle against wildlife crime Mysore/Mysuru: A new canine squad has been readied to support the Forest Department in safeguarding wildlife and monitoring animal movement. For the first time in the country, the Karnataka Government established a dedicated dog-training centre at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve a year ago….

Tiger prowls inside vast BEML campus
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Tiger prowls inside vast BEML campus

November 30, 2025

Combing operation on; staff warned against moving alone Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department and security personnel are on high alert after a tiger was spotted inside the 500-acre BEML campus on the outskirts of the city in the early hours of yesterday. Around 4 am, while patrolling Engine Section Road, BEML security personnel initially mistook the…

Jumbo rescued from canal
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Jumbo rescued from canal

November 19, 2025

Malavalli: A wild elephant which was trapped in a 60-feet deep canal near Shivanasamudra (Bluff) in Malavalli taluk since two days was rescued by the Forest Department yesterday and released into the forest. The elephant, aged between 10 and 12 years, was trapped in the canal since Saturday (Nov.15) after it was caught in strong…

Back-to-front human face masks to keep tigers at bay
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Back-to-front human face masks to keep tigers at bay

November 17, 2025

As tigers avoid direct eye contact, farmers create an illusion of constant watchfulness Mysore/Mysuru: In a bold and imaginative step to protect farmers working in forest-fringe areas from tiger attacks, the Forest Department has rolled out an unusual yet time-tested awareness initiative in the villages of Saragur   taluk, bordering the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Borrowing inspiration…

Tigers close to villages: 11 caught, 21 more roaming
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Tigers close to villages: 11 caught, 21 more roaming

November 17, 2025

As tigers avoid direct eye contact, farmers create an illusion of constant watchfulness Mysore/Mysuru: Following a series of tiger attacks in the forest-bordering villages of Saragur taluk, which left three people dead and one farmer seriously injured, the Forest Department has launched an intensive combing operation. So far, 11 tigers, including six cubs, have been…

Woman’s death: Police grill husband, friends
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Woman’s death: Police grill husband, friends

November 16, 2025

Mysuru / Siddapura: The circumstances surrounding the death of a 45-year-old woman from Mysuru have raised serious suspicions, after Forest Department officials intercepted a car carrying her body at a check-post near Siddapura in the early hours of Saturday. Police have detained three men, including the woman’s husband, and are investigating the case. An Unnatural…

Forest Dept. to take stern action against those creating fake news
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Forest Dept. to take stern action against those creating fake news

November 13, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Dept. has issued stern warning against those creating fake news by using Artificial Intelligence (AI) images and videos of wild animals which was unnecessarily creating panic among the villagers. In a press release, the Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) of Hediyala Sub-Division in Nanjangud taluk of Mysuru district stated that the Forest…

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