Show-cause notice issued to another employee Mysore/Mysuru: Following an outrage after a Forest Department staff opened fire at a tusker near a railway track fence in Hediyala Range of Bandipur Tiger Reserve, a temporary staff of the Department has been dismissed from service and a show-cause notice has been issued to another staffer who made…
Blood donation camp marks CF Manikandan’s second death anniversary Mysore/Mysuru: World Wildlife Day-2020 was observed with the theme ‘Sustaining all life on Earth,’ which includes all animal and plant species as well as the livelihoods of people living closest to nature, at a programme organised by the Forest Department at Aranya Bhavan in Ashokapuram here…
By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: With summer fast approaching and the lush green vegetation turning dry posing potential risk of summer fire at Chamundi Hill, the Mysuru Division Forest Department personnel have created an 80 km-long fire line atop the Hill as a precautionary measure. They are also keeping a round-the-clock vigil to prevent any…
Farmers can buy saplings from the Forest Dept. directly and get a 30 percent subsidy per tree per year Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to promote Forest farming, the Forest Department is distributing saplings of speciality crops at a discounted price to the farmers, under its ‘Forest Farming Promotion’ scheme. Announcing this at a press meet…
Create 2,550-km fire lines; Villagers in forest borders volunteer to help Forest personnel Rural folk apprised through street plays By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysuru: While the whole world is aghast over the bushfire in Australia, which has claimed the lives of hundreds of wild animals and devastated thousands of acre of forest land, the Bandipur…
Mysuru: Even as the Forest Department is making efforts to ensure that wild animals do not stray into human habitats, a Leopard cub was trapped at a poultry farm at Someshwarapura in the taluk on Friday. Soon as the cub was spotted by the villagers, the Forest Department officials rushed to the spot and trapped…
Officials red-faced as trees axed under their very nose Mysuru: The Forest Department, tasked to protect forest resources, is in an embarrassing situation, as thieves axed and made away with three sandalwood trees at Aranya Bhavan in Ashokapuram here right under the noses of Forest staff. The thieves, who entered the tightly guarded Aranya Bhavan,…
Blinded by light: Simple device to help reduce man-animal conflict Mysuru: In a bid to control man-animal conflicts as a result of wild animals straying into human habitat, the Forest Department has installed Fox Lights on an experimental basis in border areas as being done in various countries. The menace of wild elephants, tigers, leopards…
Mysuru: The Forest Mobile Squad personnel have arrested a 28-year-old man on charges of attempting to sell deer meat and have seized the deer meat, skin, antlers, deer head and legs from him. The arrested is Shankar, a resident of Bagali village, Santhemarahalli hobli in Chamarajanagar taluk. He was arrested while trying to sell the…
Five-day tiger trapping operation concludes amidst high drama Sedated big cat shifted to Koorgalli Rehab Centre in Mysuru Feline had walked from Nagarahole to Bandipur in search of territory Forest staffers compare unique marks on animal with camera trap images Melukamanahalli (Bandipur): After a massive operation launched since the last five days, Forest Department officials…
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