Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department personnel have arrested four persons while they were trying to sell a Sand Boa snake and have seized one bike and one scooter besides rescuing the snake. The arrested are Manjunath of Marigowdanahundi, Devalapura in the taluk, Venugopal of Hinkal in Mysuru, Shrungar and Siddaraju of Hanur in Chamarajanagar district. The…
Misty Morning Mishap: Leopardess injured in hit-n-run atop Chamundi Hill
December 28, 2020Rescued and shifted to Koorgalli Rehab Centre Mysore/Mysuru: Mysureans woke up this morning to dense fog and mist hovering over the city. The misty conditions remained till about 10 am until the Sun emerged. People, especially motorists and morning walkers, experienced poor visibility. Meanwhile, in a misty morn mishap, a four-and-a-half-year-old leopardess was seriously injured…
City-bound carved ivory seized; three nabbed
December 25, 2020Probe on to identify workmen who engraved exquisite artefacts Mysore/Mysuru: In spite of its sacred status, the Asian elephant is not safe. And they are being killed every other day for the precious ivory. And despite ban, illegal ivory trade thrives. Though the trade is carried out in a clandestine manner, hoodwinking the authorities, there…
Six from Mysuru Circle among 75 Forest Staff receive Chief Minister’s Medal
November 23, 2020Bengaluru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa conferred Chief Minister’s Medal on 75 Forest officers and staff this morning at Banquet Hall of Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru, this morning. Forest Minister B.S. Anand Singh and other Department officials were present at the Medal Investiture Ceremony. From the last three decades, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests had been urging…
Three arrested for attempting to sell Brown Fish Owl
November 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Mobile Squad of Mysuru have arrested three persons for attempting to illegally sell a Brown Fish Owl, a rare species of the bird. The arrested have been identified as Kumar and Mohammad Rafi of Mandya and Rajesh of Maddur. Acting on a tip-off, the Squad arrested the three when they were attempting…
Work with dedication to protect rich forest wealth: PCCF
October 22, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Ritu Kakkar has called upon the newly-recruited staff to take pledge to work with dedication and protect the rich forest wealth for the coming generation. She was speaking at a function organised to distribute certificate in connection with convocation of foundation training course for the fourth batch of…
Wildlife Week concludes with cyclothon
October 7, 2020As part of the valedictory of the 66th Wildlife Week celebrations, a 120-km Fit India Cyclothon was flagged off at Aranya Bhavan this morning by Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF – Mysuru Circle) T. Heeralal. Over 80 members selected from the Mysuru District Cycling Association are taking part in the event organised under the joint…
66th Wildlife Week: ‘Save Elephant Corridor’ Cyclothon Mysuru leg flagged off
October 6, 2020As part of 66th Wildlife Week-2020 (Theme: Vulture for Future) celebrations, Forest Department, Mysuru Division, has organised a cyclothon in two routes from Belagavi to Muthodi and Muthodi to Bengaluru, highlighting ‘Save Elephant Corridor.’ The 5th day of the cyclothon (Mysuru leg) was flagged off by Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF) Jagath Ram…
Wildlife Week: Forest Dept. to undertake survey of butterflies at Nagarahole
October 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Identifying the number of species of butterflies present at Nagarahole National Park will be part of the 66th Wildlife Week celebrations, according to Deputy Conservator of Forests and Director of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, Mahesh Kumar. Sharing the details of Wildlife Week celebrations in Hunsur yesterday, he said this was a maiden attempt of the…
Webinar series on Dasara elephants launched
September 25, 2020Available on Zoom app every evening at 5.30 till Oct. 2 Mysore/Mysuru: Those who are missing Dasara elephants this time, can see them online for which the Forest Department, along with Asian Elephant Support (AES) organisation, have come out with a series of webinars titled ‘Mysuru Dasara Aanegalu.’ The series of ten webinars was launched…
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