Findings to be directly documented using M-Stripes Ecological App this time Hunsur: The 5th National Tiger Census will begin from Jan. 23 at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, said Nagarahole Tiger Reserve Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) D. Mahesh Kumar. The National Tiger Census is held once in four years and the previous census was in 2018….
Nagarahole Tiger Reserve gets Special Strike Force
January 2, 2022At a time when we have managed to increase forest cover and geographical area through buffer zones, saving green cover, especially in Reserve Forests and Tiger Reserves is not an easy task for foresters. Forest staff are frontline warriors in conservation. From filing challans of offences to wildlife rescue and anti-poaching operations, their hands are…
Firing on tribal at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve: Staff fired at sandalwood smugglers: Forest Dept.
December 3, 2021Hunsur/Mysuru: In a twist to the controversy over forest guards opening fire on a tribal in the Hunsur wildlife range of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve in Periyapatna, the Forest Department has clarified that the firing was opened at poachers and this incident has been falsely projected as the Department had fired at innocent tribals. The incident…
Woman in labour walks 1.5 kms to board ambulance
November 8, 2021Incident brings to fore lack of basic infrastructure on the fringes of Nagarahole Mysore/Mysuru: In yet another case of expecting mothers living on the fringes of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve finding it difficult to access the nearest healthcare facilities, a pregnant woman in deep labour pain had to walk a distance of 1.5 kilometres barefoot before…
Tiger mauls youth to death near Veeranahosahalli
September 9, 2021Body dragged for about 80 mts inside the forest MLA Manjunath hands over Rs. 2 lakh compensation Veeranahosahalli: A tiger, which attacked a tribal youth, who had gone to attend nature’s call in the forest area, has mauled him to death and has dragged the dead body for about 150 mts inside the forest. The…
Nagarahole tribals refuse to resettle outside hamlets
September 8, 2021Seeing plight of those who have moved out of forest, families shy away to relocate Hanagodu: While the Forest Department is spending crores of rupees every year to maintain the flora and fauna in Reserve Forests and Tiger Reserves in order to rake in the moolah through boosting safari, creating protected areas and attracting tourism,…
Forest Watcher dies after falling while driving wild elephants back to forest
September 7, 2021Hunsur: A Forest Watcher, who was driving back wild elephants back to forest, fell and died at Veeranahosahalli Wildlife Zone in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve yesterday morning. The deceased is Hanumantaiah (56), a resident of Nanjaiah Colony in the taluk. Yesterday at about 3.30 am, a herd of wild elephants raided the agricultural field of one…
Tigers brawl for territory
August 10, 2021Safari goers capture fierce fight on camera at Nagarahole Hunsur: A video of two roaring tigers fighting each other fiercely over territory at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve has gone viral on social media, giving safari goers the spectacle of the mighty beasts clashing among themselves. The fight between the two tigers took place yesterday near Marappana…
Tiger headcount highest in Bandipur, Nagarahole
July 29, 20212021 census begins; marked increase in Old Mysuru region ‘Tiger Talk’ held in Mysuru Zoo to mark World Tiger Day Mysore/Mysuru: If Madhya Pradesh has bagged the number one position in the now released extended report of the 2018 tiger headcount (‘Status of Tigers, Co-predators and Prey in India’) with 526 felines, Karnataka stands second…
Carcass of tiger found in Nagarahole
July 29, 2021Hunsur: A carcass of a tiger, suspected to have died following a fight with another tiger, has been found in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve. The dead tiger is aged between 7 and 8 years and the carcass was found at Hebbal border of Yelele Chowdamma Beat at Mathigod Range of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve and it is…















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