Day-long workshop at city Zoo deliberates on desperate need to have more wildlife scientists Mysuru: Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) Sanjai Mohan has said that the State Forest Department has a shortage of qualified and knowledgeable veterinary scientists and wildlife doctors and efforts have to be made to increase their numbers. He was speaking…
Feline gives the slip to search team; feasts on new-born elephant calf at Maguvinahalli Soliga tribals, who are adept at hunting on foot, will be roped in to track the big cat Gundlupet: Forest officials, who were hoping to tranquillise and capture the tigress that had reportedly killed two villagers on the fringes of Bandipur…
Will annual Chunchanakatte Jalapathotsava be cancelled? Mysuru: Clarifying on the cutting of trees, the Forest Department officials told Star of Mysore that the Public Works Department (PWD) had sent a proposal to them stating that the trees were an impediment to development works and must be axed. “Following a proposal from the Tourism Department on…
Mysuru: This is the environment month and the Forest Department is always in the forefront of celebrating it by planting or distributing saplings . They also create awareness programmes and hold seminars and conferences on the importance of greening the city. However, all these homilies sound shallow when the fence itself becomes the thief. This…
RIE Farm Superintendent, contractor booked Mysuru: The Forest Department has registered a case against a Farm Superintendent of Regional Institute of Education (RIE) and contractor for cutting excess trees in the campus than permitted by the Forest Department. RIE Farm Superintendent Gulab Singh and contractor Govind have been booked for felling trees in the institution…
T. Narasipur: The Forest Department personnel, in a swift operation, have arrested three out of five poachers, who had captured wild boars in forest area and have rescued the boars which were being transported by them illegally. The arrested are 30-year-old Ramesh, 22-year-old Arun Kumar and 29-year-old Shivaraj, all native of Moolekoppal in Mandya. Acting…
By M.T. Yogesh Kumar S.C. Jyothi, a Range Forest Officer (RFO) probationer with the Forest Department, has said that she joined the Department to save wildlife for future generations. Jyothi Shivakote, a resident of Vidyaranyapuram in Bengaluru, is currently undergoing training in Wildlife Division and was recently engaged in fire-fighting operations at Kundkere, Gopalaswamy Hills…
Mysuru: The Forest Department has warned the public against illegal felling of roadside trees in their residential layouts. In a press release, Mysuru City Zonal Forest Officer Devaraj said that recently a house owner had felled a Gulmohar tree grown near a bakery on 5th Main Road, 12th Cross, Saraswathipuram, under the pretext that dried…
Officials push for survey to reclaim over 2 acres of land excluding Temple, a part of Tiger Reserve Mysuru: The land around Kichuguth Maramma Temple at Sulwadi village in Hanur Taluk in Chamarajanagar District will be part of a Tiger Reserve soon and the Forest Department will write to the authorities concerned for a survey…
Mysuru: The inherent threat to Chamundi Hill and its fragile ecosystem from encroachers and land- sharks will soon be a thing of past as the Forest Department will fence the Chamundi Hill Territorial Forest Area to prevent entry and exit of people through the forest area. This fencing will also prevent wild animals from entering…
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