Large quantity of sandalwood and red sanders seized Mysuru: The Forest Department officials and staff, who raided handicraft shops in city, have seized a large quantity of sandalwood and red sanders pieces, billets and powder from the shops. Acting on a tip off that a few shops in city, selling handicraft items and silk sarees,…
Leopard trapped near Note Mudran Ltd.
February 28, 2025Mysuru: A leopard was trapped early this morning in one of the four cages placed by the Forest Department outside Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) in city outskirts, stated a press release from the DCF Office. Residents living in the locality heaved a sigh of relief as the leopard, which had been…
Rescued leopard cubs reunited with mother
February 14, 2025Mysuru: The Forest Department staff, who had rescued three leopard cubs from a pipe underneath a bridge at an under-construction private layout on separate days, have also captured the mother leopard, thus reuniting the cubs with their mother. On Feb. 7 at about 9 pm, villagers, who noticed two leopard cubs inside the pipe at…
Two leopards dead: Poison, snare traps spark outrage
January 18, 2025Forest Department denies shielding accused; action to be taken: DCF Mysuru: Separate incidents of two female leopards being found dead have emerged in Mysuru. One leopard died after being caught in a snare, while the other succumbed to poisoning, allegedly after consuming chicken laced with poison. Despite the incidents occurring in November and December last…
Leopard scare at Mysuru Infosys campus: Combing operation continues on third day
January 2, 2025Mysuru: The combing operation by the Forest Department to trace and capture the elusive leopard which was spotted at Infosys campus in city at about 4.30 am on Dec. 31 has continued on the third day today with no traces of the leopard. Even the camera traps installed in the vicinity where the leopard was…
Leopard spotted at Infosys campus
December 31, 2024Mysuru: A huge leopard sighting inside the Infosys campus early this morning led to the management instructing employees to work from home, while Forest Department officials launched a combing operation to capture the wild animal. The leopard was first spotted around 4.30 am by security guards during their routine patrol inside the campus. The animal…
Man arrested for selling wild animals’ body parts
December 19, 2024H.D. Kote: The Forest Department officials have arrested a man from Maharashtra on charges of selling wild animal parts and have seized parts of Indian Monitor Lizard and Peafowl from him. The arrested is Bachpan Singh Hira Singh Chithodia Takur. He was arrested near the Fire Brigade Station on the Main Road leading to H.D….
Man arrested for storing, smuggling Ambergris
December 17, 2024Mandya: Forest Department officials have arrested a man for illegally storing and smuggling Ambergris at his house in Nagamangala. The arrested is 31-year-old R.C. Vinay Kumar, a resident of Old Post Office Badagodamma Temple Road in Nagamangala town. The Forest personnel have seized 3.10 kg Ambergris, a black bag used to smuggle the substance, a…
Wild elephants on city outskirts driven back to forest
December 11, 2024Mysuru: The Forest Department, which had commenced an operation to drive the two wild tuskers which were found roaming in villages on city outskirts, has succeeded in driving the two wild elephants towards Maradigudda forest area through H.D. Kote’s Gopalapura and Bettadabeedu yesterday. After these wild elephants were spotted at villages near the city’s Outer…
Wild elephants spotted on city outskirts
December 10, 2024Forest officials launch operation to drive them back Mysuru: Two wild tuskers which were roaming on city outskirts for the last one-and-a-half months are now being spotted at various villages in the taluk. This has created a sense of fear among the villagers besides becoming a headache to the Forest Department. Yesterday, these tuskers were…















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