Forest sleuths chase vehicle for 25 km; One arrested while another accused flees Madikeri: In a shocking case of wildlife crime, an Indian Gaur was hunted from its habitat in Kodagu district. 570 kg of its meat was seized by Forest Department officials and sleuths have arrested 42-year-old Haris, a resident of Yemmemadu village near…
Gaur shot dead at Nagarahole
March 26, 2024Hunsur: Poachers have shot an Indian Gaur at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve on Sunday. The gaur was killed at Devamuchhi reserve forest area, coming under the buffer zone at Anechowkur Wildlife Zone. On Sunday at about 2 am, when the forest staff were on their regular patrolling on the road from Periyapatna Main Road leading to…
Shivamogga Gaur Safari to host 21 Indian Gaurs from Mysuru Zoo
May 7, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Over 21 Indian Gaurs will be shifted from Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) to the Tyavarekoppa Tiger and Lion Safari in Shivamogga to launch the country’s first Indian Gaur Safari. The process of shifting the Indian Gaurs is on, informed Zoo Authority of Karnataka (ZAK) Chairman L.R. Mahadevaswamy. He was chairing the 151st…
Indian Gaur gores Tigress to death in a fight at Bandipur
June 16, 2021Bandipur: An Indian Gaur has gored a Tigress to death at Bandipur Tiger Reserve. The Tigress had attacked the Gaur for food. The fight between the predator (Tiger) and the prey (Indian Gaur) is said to have taken place on the road leading to the hill from Uppuneeru Halla Circle, which is a safari area….
CZA to launch captive breeding to protect endangered species
March 9, 2020Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Chennai and Bondla Zoo in Goa are supporting Mysuru Zoo Mysore/Mysuru: Conservation breeding of Gaur (Bos gaurus) or Indian Bison, an endangered species, is expected to take off soon at the Mysuru Zoo, which is the coordinating for Conservation Breeding Programme (CBP) announced by the Central Zoo Authority (CZA). The…
Indian Gaur gives birth to healthy calf at Mysuru Zoo
February 7, 2020An Indian Gaur has given birth at Mysuru Zoo (Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens) yesterday afternoon. The new-born calf is healthy and is seen with its mother in the enclosure at the Zoo.
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