H.D. Kote: While wildlife lovers and those who frequent Kabini and Nagarahole will miss tusker Bhogeshwara who was the longest-tusked elephant in Asia, here is some good news to cheer. A ‘Junior Bhogeshwara’ has been sighted in Kabini and is set to take over the pride of place occupied by Bhogeshwara who passed away two…
Asia’s longest tusked elephant Bhogeshwara dies
June 12, 2022With 8 ft.-long tusks, he was nicknamed Mr. Kabini H.D. Kote: Bhogeshwara, the longest tusked elephant in Asia, which used to mesmerise visitors at Kabini backwaters in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve limits has died and the news of his death has shocked wildlife lovers especially those who used to frequent Kabini backwaters just to have a…
Two truckloads of plastic trash cleaned from Anechowkur Gate
June 6, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: While many institutions, residents associations, NGOs and government bodies were busy planting saplings and watering them inside their premises in Mysuru yesterday as part of World Environment Day, a group of youths ventured into the Nagarahole Tiger Reserve near Anechowkur Gate to pick up trash by the side of the roads that had been…
Steel wire barrier project takes off at Nagarahole
May 24, 2022Tamil Nadu model effectively prevents wild elephants from entering human habitat The initiative of erecting steel wire fences on forest boundaries in Karnataka to prevent elephants and other wild animals from straying into farmlands has taken off in Nagarahole National Park and this is the first-of-its kind initiative in Karnataka. Steel wire fencing is a…
Decades after being displaced, tribals want to go back to forests
May 10, 2022Hundreds of men, women and children stage overnight protest on Mysuru-Kodagu border Hanagod: Hundreds of tribal families which were relocated from Nagarahole Tiger Reserve years ago after the implementation of Wildlife Act 1972 and after the Project Tiger was introduced, are yet to be rehabilitated fully and they want to go back to the forests,…
14-year-old girl becomes Nagarahole RFO for two days
April 29, 2022‘Make a Wish Foundation’ brings a smile on the face of cancer patient with a dream career Hanagod: The smile on 14-year-old Aishwarya’s face yesterday was incomparable. The enthusiastic child from Mandya, who became a Range Forest Officer (RFO) at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve (NTR) for two days, is a cancer patient. It was her dream…
Two tigers found dead at Bandipur, Nagarahole
March 13, 2022Bandipur/Nagarahole: Two tigers were found dead at Nagarahole and Bandipur Tiger Reserves. On Mar. 10, the Forest staff, who were on their regular beat found a tiger dead inside an elephant trench behind Chenihadlu Tribal Hamlet on Marapala beat in Anechowkur Wildlife Range of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve and informed their higher officials. DCF and Director…
Three patrol vehicles donated to Nagarahole for conservation
March 10, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: On the occasion of International Women’s Day, Infosys Co-founder and Chairman of the Board Nandan Nilekani and his wife Rohini Nilekani handed over three Tata Yodha patrol vehicles to Nagarahole Tiger Reserve Director Mahesh Kumar. The patrol vehicles were handed over on behalf of Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Mazumdar Shaw Philanthropy and Geetanjali…
Rhesus monkey spotted on tree at Nagarahole
February 6, 2022But for Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, there are no records of its habitat in South India By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: Safari goers at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve from Veeranahosahalli Gate, were a thrilled lot after spotting a Rhesus monkey perched on an old tree branch. It is for the first time this species has been…
Carcass of two tiger cubs found during tiger estimation at Nagarahole
January 29, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Forest staff have found carcasses of two tiger cubs during the tiger estimation exercise at D.B. Kuppe Range in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve on Tuesday morning. It is suspected that a male tiger may have killed the cubs in the absence of the tigress. On spotting the carcasses of the cubs, the Forest staff immediately…
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