Mysore/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…
Custodial death of Adivasi Kariyappa – Govt. committed to protection of Adivasis in State: Shivanna
October 19, 2022Safai Karmachari Commission Chairman calls on deceased Kariyappa’s family H.D. Kote: State Safai Karmachari Commission Chairman M. Shivanna has said that the State BJP Government led by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is committed to the protection of Adivasis in the State. Hence, Adivasis need not worry about their safety, he added. He was speaking after…
Deer poaching: One arrested, hunt on to nab 15 others
May 27, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Forest Department staff, who raided a spot where a few persons had killed a deer and were sharing the meat, have arrested one person and are on a look out for 15 others who had fled from the spot. The incident took place at Nadadi Beat limits of Moleyur Range in Hediyala Sub-Division of…
A unique honour to IFS Officer P. Srinivas slain by Veerappan
May 5, 2022Forest Department restores jeep the officer drove Chamarajanagar: In a heartfelt tribute to martyred Indian Forest Service (IFS) Officer P. Srinivas, who was killed by forest brigand Veerappan, the Forest Department has restored his jeep to a running condition and has turned it into a souvenir. This was the same jeep that Srinivas rode during…
Goods mini lorry with rose wood logs seized
April 23, 2022Hunsur: Acting on a tip off, the Forest Department personnel have seized a goods mini lorry near Nellurpala in Hunsur taluk which was illegally transporting logs of rose wood (beete tree) in the wee hours of Thursday. Details: Following an information that seven logs of rose wood was being illegally transported from Gaddehalla in Suntikoppa…
Tiger Menace: Forest Department begins combing operation
February 13, 2022Summons tamed elephants Ganesh, Balarama to the spot Hunsur: The Forest Department staff have begun the combing operation to trace and trap an elusive tiger which is causing menace in the region. Though the combing operation had begun to trap the tiger, the tiger was untraceable on Saturday and the Forest staff have stayed put…
Tiger menace continues in South Kodagu
January 9, 2022Two more cows killed on Thursday, Friday Gonikoppa: Despite Forest Department staff placing cages in two places and also installing camera traps to trace the movement of the tiger, which is creating menace and to trap it, the elusive tiger is continuing its killing spree by killing two cows at Tochamakeri village on Thursday and…
Trees not hindering road widening felled: Activists
December 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A delegation of over 40 green activists visited the Vijayanagar First Stage this morning to assess the eco damage due to cutting of 20 fully grown shade trees. They later visited the Forest Department office at Ashokapuram to meet Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) Kamala Karikalan. As the DCF is indisposed, a memorandum was…
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