Chikkamagalur: Forest Department officials have arrested two priests for allegedly possessing tiger claw pendants and have seized three pendants from them. The arrested priests are Krishnananda Holla and Nagendra Jois, priests of Markandeshwara Temple in Khandya village. The Forest Department had received a complaint through email alleging that the priests were in possession of tiger…
Darshan Thoogudeepa, Nikhil Kumaraswamy, Jaggesh hand over lockets for forensic tests Bengaluru: Following the arrest of Varthur Santhosh, a contestant from the Bigg Boss reality show, for wearing a tiger’s claw locket, various organisations are calling on the Government to take action against celebrities who also possess such animal claw accessories. The possession or display…
It had killed a 9-year-old boy at Kallahatti village in H.D. Kote on Sept. 4 H.D. Kote: A tiger, which had killed a nine-year-old boy at Kallahatti village in H.D. Kote taluk on Sept. 4 and was elusive since then, has been finally captured by the Forest Department yesterday. The tiger is aged between seven…
Three including a child killed in separate incidents; Forest Department loses two skilled staff Madikeri/Mysuru: In an alarming sign of escalating human-animal conflicts in the regions of Kodagu, Mysuru, and Hassan, three individuals, including a child, have tragically lost their lives in recent animal attacks. This calls for immediate action by the State Government and…
Madikeri: G.C. Rashmi (27), a Deputy Range Forest Officer (DRFO) working at the Research Division of the Forest Department, committed suicide by hanging self at the Forest Department quarters in Madikeri yesterday night and the incident came to light this morning. A native of Mandya, Rashmi was serving in Kodagu since two years and the…
Bengaluru: In response to the rising concerns over forest encroachment and the resulting human-animal conflict in Karnataka, Forest Minister Eshwar B. Khandre has taken decisive steps to address the pressing issue. The government is now focused on taking legal action against those who encroach on forest land, with particular emphasis on safeguarding the Western Ghats…
Stringent pregnancy tests this year to avoid last year’s incident where jumbo Lakshmi gave birth at Mysore Palace premises By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: In preparation for the much-anticipated Naada Habba Dasara, the Forest Department is leaving no stone unturned to ensure the well-being of the elephants chosen for the grand procession, which centres around…
Helps Forest Officers effectively plan operations and drive pachyderms back into jungle Amid the rise in the human-elephant conflict in some forested pockets of Kodagu along the Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, the Forest Department has deployed a hi-tech thermal drone to keep track of daytime and nocturnal movements of wild elephants inside forest ranges and human…
To discuss Dasara-2023 at tomorrow’s meeting in city Mysore/Mysuru: Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment Eshwar Khandre has announced plans to declare five cities, including Mysuru, as ‘plastic-free’ in the State. Efforts are being made to effectively implement the law that bans single-use plastic, as per the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Act 2011 and…
Senior officers want to curb appointments under ‘influence’; staffers say system will lead to disparity Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Forest Department’s plan to implement a transfer and counselling system for frontline staff has met with stiff resistance with the frontline staff of tiger reserves and wildlife sanctuaries expressing their resentment. The Association of Frontline Staff has…
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