The tiger had died after getting caught in the snare Accused nabbed within 24 hours of the incident coming to light Sniffer Dog Rana once again leads officials to poacher’s house Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department personnel have arrested the poacher who was responsible for the death of a tiger at Gundre Range in Bandipur Tiger…
Mysore/Mysuru: Like last year, this year too, families and relatives of mahouts and kavadis will miss their annual Dasara trip to Mysuru. The Forest Department has taken a decision in this regard as bringing the families to Mysuru would be a risky affair though Coronavirus cases are on a rapid decline. Usually, hundreds of family…
Mysore/Mysuru: Signalling the official countdown to the scaled-down Mysuru Dasara-2021, eight caparisoned elephants led by Abhimanyu — the Golden Howdah-carrying elephant — embarked on Gajapayana, their journey from the elephant camps to Mysore Palace this morning. They reached the Forest Department’s Aranya Bhavan at Ashokapuram at 2 pm after their weight was recorded on the…
70 cameras installed; four stolen; 100 plus staff in six teams conduct search operation Hanagod: The Forest Department is making all efforts to trace and trap the elusive tiger that had killed a tribal youth of Ayyanakere Tribal Hamlet near Veeranahosahalli in Nagarahole National Park on Sept. 7. However, the Department staff are facing a…
Body dragged for about 80 mts inside the forest MLA Manjunath hands over Rs. 2 lakh compensation Veeranahosahalli: A tiger, which attacked a tribal youth, who had gone to attend nature’s call in the forest area, has mauled him to death and has dragged the dead body for about 150 mts inside the forest. The…
Seeing plight of those who have moved out of forest, families shy away to relocate Hanagodu: While the Forest Department is spending crores of rupees every year to maintain the flora and fauna in Reserve Forests and Tiger Reserves in order to rake in the moolah through boosting safari, creating protected areas and attracting tourism,…
Forest officials seek health report from veterinarians Mysore/Mysuru: With ‘Nada Habba’ Dasara nearing, the Forest Department officials have began the process of selecting elephants which will be taking part in the 10-day festivities in Mysuru. On Saturday, DCF (Wildlife) Dr. V. Karikalan, Veterinarians Dr. Ramesh and Dr. Chittiappa and other Forest officials, who visited four…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Forest Department Flying Squad has seized ambergris, commonly known as ‘whale vomit’, worth around Rs. 8.20 crore from a group of people who were found selling it near Kushalnagar in Kodagu. Found floating in the tropical sea or at times settled on the coast, ambergris is in high demand in the international…
Mysore/Mysuru: City wildlife conservationist Ryan Satish, with the help of the Forest Department, has rescued two turtles from a restaurant and has released them into a lake. On July 22, Ryan found two turtles (Indian Pond Terrapin and Indian Flapshell Turtle) which are protected species, at a restaurant in city. On enquiry, he came to…
74-km solar fencing completed at Nagarahole Reserve Forest After trenches, railway line barricades, hanging solar fence and other methods failed to keep elephants and other wild animals from entering human habitat and destroying crops and properties, double tentacle solar fence (solar-powered energiser connected to the fence) is being installed at village borders of Nagarahole National…
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