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
December 2, 2025Mysore/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
December 2, 2025Dogs 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 sighting at BEML: 10 camera traps set up to trace movements
December 1, 2025Two cages installed for safe capture of big cat Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department has intensified operations to trace a tiger spotted inside the BEML factory premises on the outskirts of Mysuru. Acting on information provided by the BEML management on Saturday morning, along with a supporting video clip, Forest officials rushed to the location and…
Tiger prowls inside vast BEML campus
November 30, 2025Combing 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
November 19, 2025Malavalli: 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
November 17, 2025As 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
November 17, 2025As 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
November 16, 2025Mysuru / 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
November 13, 2025Mysore/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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