Hunsur: COVID-19 has cast a shadow on the participation of volunteers for the annual Tiger Census at Nagarahole National Park, which has commenced from May 1. About 150 staff, including Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF), Range Forest Officers (RFO) and Anti-Poaching Camp (APC) staff, are taking part in the annual census and they have already…
Elephants cross Railway track barricades with ease and dexterity Mysore/Mysuru: You may have heard that elephants are among the smartest of all animals and these elephants proved it when they managed to cross the Railway track barricade that was between its way from the forest to villages where juicy crops are readily available to eat. …
Hunsur: There a total of 605 Forest staff coming under eight ranges of Nagarahole National Park and the Office of Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) at Hunsur, out of whom only 313 have been vaccinated and the remaining 292 personnel are yet to be vaccinated. Out of the 151 staff serving in Anechowkur Forest Range,…
Ponnampet: A tiger survived the snare in which it was trapped for hours before Nagarahole National Park officials located the animal and rescued it on Wednesday. The tiger’s leg was caught in the snare and no major injuries were identified. The tiger was caught in the snare believed to have been laid to trap a…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following increasing number of deaths of wild animals in Nagarahole National Park and Tiger Reserve range, with the gradual spurt in vehicle density post COVID-19-induced lockdown relaxations, the Forest Department officials have re-introduced ‘Time Ticket’ that aims to restrict vehicular movement on roads coming under the range. As the Forest Department staff on patrol…
Hanagodu: Safari at Nagarahole National Park, which was suspended seven months ago, has resumed from this morning. The safari has been started for five days in a week on an experimental basis from Nagarahole central point. In order to reduce pressure on flora and fauna at the National Park and to check movement of visitors…
Mysore/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…
They rejected the ST quota and wrote the exams under General Merit category Hanagodu: Two youths hailing from a poor family that survives on the meagre money earned from farm labour have scripted a success story by becoming Police Sub-Inspectors. The family now hopes to see a better future. They hail from Boodithittu village near…
Forest Department sniffer dog ‘Rana’ traces scent of poachers Hanagodu: The tiger that was found dead in the Kallahalla Range of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve on Tuesday was shot dead by poachers. The post-mortem that was conducted yesterday revealed gunshot wounds. Forest officials said that this was the first such poaching incident involving a tiger in…
Director of Nagarahole National Park speaks on the occasion of World Elephant Day at Mathigodu Elephant Camp Hunsur: The Nagarahole National Park is an ideal place for elephant habitat and the elephant corridor inside the Tiger Reserve is the main reason for this, opined Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) and Director of Nagarahole National Park…
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