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Making Chamundi Hill a litter-free zone: Forest officers collect Rs. 66,500 penalty from violators in 24 days
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Making Chamundi Hill a litter-free zone: Forest officers collect Rs. 66,500 penalty from violators in 24 days

October 1, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department’s efforts to impose penalties for littering and waste dumping on Chamundi Hill are yielding positive results, with the Department collecting Rs. 66,500 from Sept. 6 to Sept. 29 — 24 days. In August this year, the Department issued a notification announcing a ban on littering and implementing various restrictions atop Chamundi…

National Forest Martyrs Day-2023
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National Forest Martyrs Day-2023

September 11, 2023

Forest Dept. plays commendable role to save nature: City Police Chief Mysore/Mysuru: City Police Commissioner B. Ramesh said, “Service of Forest Department is immeasurable, especially when the bird and animal species are going extinct. Hence to preserve nature for posterity, the Forest Department is doing a commendable job.” Participating in the National Forest Martyrs Day…

Man arrested for killing 24 Cormorant and Egret chicks
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Man arrested for killing 24 Cormorant and Egret chicks

August 9, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: Forest Department officials have arrested a man for destroying nests and killing 24 Cormorant and Egret chicks. The incident has taken place at Sinduvalli village in the taluk. Cormorant and Egret birds had built nests on a Peepal Tree at the village where they had laid eggs and had hatched them. But the man,…

Man arrested for poisoning leopard
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Man arrested for poisoning leopard

June 23, 2023

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…

Forest Department to get rid of plastic at Chamundi Hill
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Forest Department to get rid of plastic at Chamundi Hill

March 5, 2023

30 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
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Forest Department uses tech to trap elusive killer leopard

January 24, 2023

Same 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
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Fresh at job, Forest Watcher loses life in jumbo attack

January 20, 2023

Chamarajanagar: 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
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Wild tusker which had created fear around Mysuru captured

January 1, 2023

This 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
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Thermal drones to track leopard on the prowl

December 7, 2022

Additional 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…

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