Mysore/Mysuru: The Forest Department staff, who were on their regular beat, have found a carcass of a female bear near Chamahalli of Veeranahosahalli Range in Nagarahole Reserve Forest yesterday. The dead bear was aged about five years and the staff immediately informed their higher officials, who rushed to the spot along with Veterinarian Dr. Mujeeb…
ACF, RFO escape tiger attack
May 6, 2021Tamed elephants from Mathigodu Camp summoned for combing operation near Hanagod to capture tiger Hanagod: Following killing of livestock at Doddahejjur near Hanagod bordering Nagarahole Reserve Forest, a team of forest officials, led by Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) Satish and Range Forest Officer (RFO) Naman Narayana Nayak, are conducting a combing operation with the…
Wild tusker found dead at Nagarahole
May 4, 2021Hanagod: An injured wild tusker, aged between 35 and 40 years was found dead at Anechowkur Range of Nagarahole Reserve Forest on May 2. The carcass was found in the lake adjacent to the field of one Anantharamu at Channangi Beat. It is suspected that the tusker may have died due to fight with other…
Forest Guard commits suicide
April 1, 2021He was the recipient of Chief Minister’s Medal Ramanagar: A Forest Guard, who was the recipient of Chief Minister’s Medal for his honest service at Nagarahole Reserve Forest, has committed suicide at the Department Quarters in Ramanagar on Mar. 30 night. The deceased is Srinivas (30), a native of Pavagada in Tumakuru district, who was…
Rare Four-Horned Antelope ‘camera trapped’ at Veeranahosahalli Range in Nagarahole
October 14, 2020Hanagod: A rare Four-Horned Antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis), which is on the verge of extinction, has been ‘camera trapped’ at Veeranahosahalli Range in Nagarahole Reserve Forest about 10 days ago. Also known as Chousingha in Hindi, this animal is one of the smallest Asian Bovids on the verge of extinction. The Four-Horned Antelope is classified as…
Caught in snare, leopard dies
August 10, 2020Hunsur: A five-year-old leopard was found dead after getting caught in a snare laid outside a farm in Survey No. 59 at Muddanahalli village abutting Nagarahole Reserve Forest on Hunsur-Gonikoppa Road yesterday. The snare was laid near the fence of the farm and the leopard which got caught in the snare tried to free itself…
Decomposed carcass of tigress found at Nagarahole
June 6, 2020Hunsur: The carcass of a tigress was found in a highly decomposed state near Tuppadakola in Veeranahosahalli Wildlife Zone of Nagarahole Reserve Forest on Thursday. The Forest Department personnel, who were patrolling the area, found the decomposed carcass of the tigress aged between six and seven years in a field. Hunsur Veterinary Department Assistant Director…
Jungle Lodges safari vehicle driver killed in road accident
June 2, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A driver of the safari vehicle of Jungle Lodges and Resorts was killed when a vegetable-laden mini truck rammed into his bike at Antharasanthe Zone in Nagarahole Reserve Forest on Sunday evening. The deceased is Chotu (35), a resident of Karapura, who was working as the safari vehicle driver at Jungle Lodges and Resorts…
Grocery kits distributed to tribals at Nagarahole
April 26, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In the presence of Forest Department staff, grocery kits were distributed to indigenous tribal families, residing in various hamlets (haadi) amidst the dense forests of Nagarahole, which have been hit hard by the lockdown. As a few haadis fall under Antharasanthe Zone of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve forest, except Forest Department staff, no one is…
Milk vendor escapes elephant attack
January 20, 2020Hunsur: A 40-year-old milk vendor, who was carrying milk cans to Milk Producers Co-op Society at Kademanuganahalli had a miraculous escape, when a wild tusker attacked him at about 6.30 am in Mathigodu Range in Nagarahole Reserve Forest today. Details: 40-year-old Ravi of Kademanuganahalli was proceeding from Kikkeri Katte with milk cans to Milk Producers…
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