They were on a coracle to catch illegal fishermen Mysore/Mysuru: Two Forest personnel, who were on illegal fishing trail drowned when the coracle capsised in Kabini backwaters at Gundre Forest Range last night. The deceased are Mahesh (30), a Forest Watcher and Shivakumar (30), a Wireless Operator working as a daily wager. While the body…
Youth injured in elephant attack
February 24, 2020H.D. Kote: A 26-year-old youth has suffered serious injuries when a wild elephant attacked him near a lake at Kabini Backwaters last evening. The injured youth, who is undergoing treatment at K.R. Hospital in Mysuru, is Shiva, son of Krishnan and a resident of Balle tribal hamlet in the taluk. Yesterday at about 5 pm,…
Tourists flock Dammanakatte to see tigers, ‘Black Beauty’
June 26, 2019Increased demand on weekends and holidays, one more safari trip added Mysuru: Following increased demand for safari at Dammanakatte Forest amidst Kabini backwaters in Antharasanthe Forest Range of Nagarahole National Park, the Forest Department has included one additional safari trip on weekends and holidays. The existing safari timings have been restricted to one-and-a-half hours and…
Another Leopard carcass found
August 5, 2018Mysuru: The carcass of a male leopard was found on the bank of Kabini backwaters near Beechanahalli in H.D. Kote taluk yesterday. Villagers, who found the carcass lying on the backwater bank, informed the Forest Department officials, who rushed to the spot. RFO Madhu said that the leopard may have died over 24 hours ago…
Tigress found dead in Kabini backwaters; Big Cat was electrocuted, confirms post-mortem
August 2, 2018Mysuru: Veterinarians, who conducted post-mortem of the carcass of the tigress which was found dead in Kabini backwaters yesterday, have confirmed that it had died of electrocution. When the Forest staff removed the carcass from the water, they found that the claws of the tigress missing and on searching nearby, a black plastic cover was…
Very rare vulture sighted at Kabini Backwaters
August 1, 2018The above photograph of Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius Monachus) was shot at Kabini backwaters recently by an avid SOM reader. Usually solitary, the bird has been sighted at Kabini looking for its prey. According to Ragoo Rao, a Mysuru-based ethologist, Cinereous Vultures are mountain birds and are not commonly sighted in below Deccan Plateau areas. It is…
Tiger found dead in Kabini backwaters
August 1, 2018The carcass of an adult tiger aged between seven and eight years was found in Kabini backwaters near Karapura this morning. Conservator of Forests (CF) Ravishankar, veterinarians and forest staff visited the spot this noon. The officials have suspected that the tiger may have died about 24 to 27 hours ago as the carcass was…
Three of family from Kerala meet watery grave at Kabini backwaters
April 26, 2018Mysuru: Three members of a family from Kerala met a watery grave yesterday when they had gone for a picnic to the backwaters of Kabini, near the Karnataka-Kerala border. The incident occurred in Goluru of H.D. Kote taluk in Mysuru District. The unfortunate victims are Chalakal Baby (53), daughter Anitha (18) and son Ajit (24)….
Rare black leopard injured in territorial fight
March 21, 2018The rare male black leopard at Nagarahole (Kabini Backwaters) has been badly injured below its eyes. Forest Department officials said that the leopard might have been injured during a territorial fight with another leopard. The fight has resulted in a deep gash wound just below the left eye of the six-year-old feline. Officials said that…
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