Hunsur: Continuous rains has regenerated greenery in Nagarahole National Park and the forest is now filled with greenery with lakes and ponds in the reserve forest not drying up due to summer heat. The Forest is spread across 643 sq km and is divided into eight ranges — Nagarahole, Kallalli, Veeranahosahalli, Hunsur, Anechowkur, Antharasanthe, D.B….
Five held for poaching leopard and trying to sell its pelt
May 3, 2022Hanagod: The Forest Department officials and staff have arrested five persons, who had killed a leopard in Nagarahole National Park and trying to sell its pelt and have recovered the leopard pelt and four chopped legs of the leopard from them. The Forest staff have seized a single barrel gun and a two-wheeler used for…
Fire drill demonstration held for Forest staff at Nagarahole
February 7, 2022It is always better to take precautions rather than taking action after forest catches fire: District Forest Officer H. Raju Hunsur: Forest staff deployed in forests to prevent or control fire should have sound knowledge about water source in forests, the direction of wind blowing and should have a map of the forest before taking…
Farmers open fire to chase elephant herd at Anechowkuru
January 29, 202220-year-old female jumbo killed in the incident Hunsur: A female jumbo died after a few farmers opened fire at a herd of jumbos to chase them away at Sulagodu village in Anechowkuru Reserve Forest area near Nagarahole National Park in the taluk on Friday. A herd of jumbos came out of the forest area for…
Mitigating human-animal conflict: Legislative Council delegation visits Bandipur, Nagarahole
October 29, 2021Saragur: In an effort to find a long-lasting solution to the human-animal conflict, a delegation led by Karnataka Legislative Council Deputy Chairman M.K. Pranesh, who is also the Chairman of the Petitions Committee, visited Hediyala, Omkara and Moleyur ranges of Bandipur Tiger Reserve on Oct. 27. The team visited the areas and inspected the rail…
Tusker pair unable to return to forest, roam on Hunsur-H.D. Kote Road
October 4, 2021Hanagod: A pair of wild tuskers, that had come out of Sollepura Forest area in Veeranahosahalli Range of Nagarahole National Park and unable to return back to the forest was found roaming on Hunsur-H.D. Kote Main Road besides destroying crops yesterday. The tusker pair, which had come out of the forest area in search of…
All efforts on to trap elusive tiger
September 12, 202170 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…
Rename Rajiv Gandhi National Park after Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa
September 3, 2021Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha writes to CM and Forest Minister; cites popular online campaign Mysore/Mysuru: After the Assam Government decided to remove late Rajiv Gandhi’s name from Orang National Park, the same can be expected in Karnataka as well. Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha has written to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai to rename Rajiv Gandhi National…
Elephant dies while trying to cross tentacle solar fence at Nagarahole
September 3, 2021Hunsur: A wild elephant, which was trying to cross the tentacle solar fence, has died and the carcass of the elephant was found yesterday. The elephant, aged about 60 years, is said to have tried to cross over forest area and while trying to cross the tentacle solar fence at Havinagundi Moole forest area in…
Adichunchanagiri Seer takes a break; visits KRS, Nagarahole
August 24, 2021Srirangapatna/Hanagodu: Adichunchanagiri Seer Sri Nirmalanandanatha Swamiji, popular as Chuncha Shree, took a break from his hectic schedule to visit the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya yesterday. He later visited the Nagarahole National Park too for a safari. Accompanied by Sri Ramananda Swamiji of Gujarat and Mysuru Shakha Mutt Seer Sri Someshwaranatha Swamiji and…
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