The ongoing Tiger Census at Bandipur Tiger Reserve and Nagarahole National Parks entered the second day this morning and according to Forest Department officials, the census has picked up pace. At the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, census was in progress at all the 12 zones including the core areas. Over 60 volunteers and 250 personnel from…
Tiger Census at Nagarahole, Bandipur from tomorrow
January 6, 2018Hunsur: The personnel of Nagarahole National Park and the Bandipur Tiger Reserve have made all preparations to conduct Tiger Census-2018. The census will be held from Jan. 7 to 13 at Nagarahole and Bandipur and from Jan. 22 to 27 (the date might extend till Feb. 3) in territorial forest divisions. The census includes study…
Safaris to be open during census with changed timings
January 6, 2018Mysuru: The Forest Department that had decided to close wild safaris at Bandipur and Nagarahole during the census from Jan. 7 to 13 has now decided to withdraw the order giving a chance for the tourists to go on such safaris. The Department, in its earlier notification, had said that as there were chances of…
Black is Beautiful…
December 29, 2017BLACK BEAUTY: Here is a series of photographs of a black leopard captured by tourists who went for a safari at Nagarahole (Kabini Backwaters) yesterday. The leopard was first spotted perching on a tree at around 4.30 pm. It later climbed down and landed on the safari route giving a perfect photo opportunity for shutterbugs….
Your wild safari to Bandipur, Nagarahole will get costlier
October 22, 2017Mysuru: Come November, your trip to National Parks and Tiger reserves across the State will burn a hole into your pockets as the Forest Department has revised – or call it hiked – tourist tariffs. The revised tariffs will come into effect from November 1. Now, the entry fee (that is the basic entry fee)…
Another tigress captured near Antharasanthe
October 11, 2017H.D. Kote: The Forest Department personnel have been successful in capturing a six-year-old tigress, which was found hiding among bushes in a field near Antharasanthe Forest Zone coming under Nagarahole National Park in the taluk yesterday. This is the second tigress which was captured in two days. On Monday, the tigress had strayed near Antharasanthe…
You Can’t Stop Me…
April 19, 2017A series of photos of a wild elephant scaling an ‘elephant-proof’ rail barricade placed at Veerahosanahalli in Nagarahole National Park went viral on social media yesterday. Though the barricades were erected to prevent elephants from crossing over to human habitations, this lone tusker was up to the challenge.
Recent Comments