The accused had laced the carcass of his pet dog with poison to kill the leopard which had killed his pet Gundlupet: Forest Department personnel have arrested a man on charges of poisoning a four-year-old female leopard. The accused had laced the carcass of his pet dog with poison with the ulterior motive to kill…
Alleged negligence by Forest Dept., CESC: Wild tusker electrocuted in coffee estate
May 28, 2023Madikeri: A wild tusker, which had strayed into a private coffee estate in search of food and water, was electrocuted after it touched a sagging 11 KV power line, passing through the coffee estate at Kutta village, Srimangala hobli in Ponnampet taluk yesterday early morning. The tusker was said to be aged between 40 and…
Forest Department to get rid of plastic at Chamundi Hill
March 5, 202330 bags of plastic waste collected on first day; special drive till Mar. 21 Mysore/Mysuru: Forest Department has launched a special drive to make Chamundi Hill plastic-free. Starting from Mar. 3 to 21, the Department will be collecting plastic waste at the Hill. Chamundi Hill is a prominent religious and tourist spot in Old Mysuru…
Forest Department uses tech to trap elusive killer leopard
January 24, 2023Same feline suspected in three cases including Horalahalli where a 11-year-old boy was killed Mysuru: With the threat of leopard attack returning to haunt villagers in T. Narasipur taluk, especially after a 11-year-old boy was killed by the big cat at Horalahalli on Jan. 21, the Forest Department has stepped up its operation to trap…
Fresh at job, Forest Watcher loses life in jumbo attack
January 20, 2023Chamarajanagar: A watcher who was barely two-day-old in Forest Department has lost his life in wild elephant attack at Eththugatti Betta area in regional forest range of the taluk. Nanajaiah (35) of Hosapodu in Punajanur is the deceased person. He had joined the Forest Department as a daily wager two days ago, as the Department…
Wild tusker which had created fear around Mysuru captured
January 1, 2023This is the second elephant to be captured in 24 hours Mysore/Mysuru: A wild tusker, which had created panic in Mysuru surroundings was captured successfully by the Forest Department personnel yesterday and has been released in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve Forest. This is one among the two wild elephants that had created panic in Mysuru surroundings…
Thermal drones to track leopard on the prowl
December 7, 2022Additional night-vision drone team arrives from Bengaluru; to begin search this evening Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department is setting up an advanced surveillance mechanism to track the elusive leopard that has already claimed the lives of two youths and terrorised the villagers in the rural belt of T. Narasipur. Except for two sightings in camera traps…
Tigress snare death: Two cubs spotted; search on for one more
November 13, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department staff have spotted the two cubs of the tigress that was found snared to death close to the Taraka Dam near the Antharasanthe Range of Nagarahole in H.D. Kote yesterday. The tigress, famous as ‘Nayanji Katte female’ fell prey to the snare laid by hunters to hunt wild boars. The Department…
Leopard remains elusive; two cages placed: KRS North Gate closed for tourists
October 30, 2022Business of many small-time vendors affected Srirangapatna: The Forest Department has placed two cages with baits at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam premises, one at the North Gate and another at the South Gate to trap the elusive leopard that is on the prowl. While the Dam and the famed Brindavan Gardens remained out…
Combing to track elusive leopard at Brindavan Gardens begins
October 23, 2022People from nearby hotel asked not to venture out Decision on opening Gardens only after assessment Srirangapatna: The Forest Department has begun combing operations to trap the elusive leopard that was spotted in the Brindavan Gardens yesterday. Over 15 to 18 personnel from Mandya and Pandavapura Forest wings are combing the vast area and the…
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