By M.T. Yogesh Kumar Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when the District Administration is battling to bring down rising COVID caseload, the measures taken by local Gram Panchayat (GP) and Forest Department has ensured that tribal hamlets in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve are free of the virus thus far. Over 2,000 tribals living in 11 tribal hamlets…
Big cat on the prowl in South Kodagu: 5-member Soliga tribal team to track elusive tiger
March 17, 2021Ponnampet: Forest Department officials, who were hoping to tranquillise and capture or kill the male tiger that had killed three persons and badly injured another in South Kodagu on the fringes of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, have not been able to do so till now as the tiger has remained elusive and quick in its move…
Priority is to capture, not to kill, says Nagarahole Tiger Reserve Director
March 15, 2021Ponnampet: The Forest Department is following the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in tracking and capturing the tiger on the prowl in South Kodagu. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, Nagarahole Tiger Reserve Director D. Mahesh Kumar said that the guidelines are being followed and the first…
20 hectares forest gutted at Nagarahole in man-made fire
March 4, 2021H.D. Kote/ Mysuru: The forest inferno at a portion of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve has been brought under control in a four-hour-long operation by Forest Department teams, volunteers, villagers and the general public. The fire that ironically began yesterday on World Wildlife Day (Mar. 3) destroyed over 20 hectares of the forest. The fire erupted at…
Actress Juhi Chawla, family visit Kabini
February 20, 2021Mother-son plant sapling at resort Mysore/Mysuru: Actor and former Miss India Juhi Chawla and her family has toured Kabini and Nagarahole regions of Mysuru and has returned to Mumbai. An avid traveller, the actor and her family members usually go abroad — London and Uganda — where they have their homes and this time they…
Deer killed in stray dog attack
February 19, 2021A deer was attacked by stray dogs at Veeranahosahalli village on the fringes of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve this morning. The deer had strayed into human habitat near the house of one Govindegowda in search of food. Seeing the deer, a pack of dogs attacked it and the deer died due to injuries and exhaustion. Villagers…
Elephant breaks tusk while goring tractor at Nagarahole
February 14, 2021Hanagodu: A wild elephant that went on a rampage near Hunsur broke a portion of its tusk while goring a tractor that was parked in front of a house last night. Two tractors were damaged and not stopping at this, the tusker went to another village and damaged the front portion of a house. The…
Bird Census in Bandipur Tiger Reserve from tomorrow
February 4, 2021Chamarajanagar: After the successful Bird Festival in Biligiri Ranganatha Tiger (BRT) and Bird Census at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, the Forest Department is conducting a Bird Census at Bandipur Tiger Reserve from tomorrow. It will be held for three days and the Reserve is playing host to such an exercise after a gap of 18 years….
270 bird species and six new species sighted at Nagarahole
January 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The four-day bird survey conducted at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve that concluded on Jan. 26 has indicated the presence of over 270 bird species and six new bird species in the National Park. According to Nagarahole Tiger Reserve Director, D. Mahesh Kumar, this could be termed as a second census as the first census was…
Tusker gores Forest Watcher to death at Nagarahole
December 25, 2020Victim was a cook and did not have expertise to escape wild elephant attack, say colleagues Mysore/Mysuru: A forest watcher was trampled to death by a wild elephant yesterday at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve while he was on patrolling duty along with other team members. One more watcher has been injured in the incident that occurred…
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