* Night ban on travelling might be imposed * Nagarahole Conservator of Forests allays apprehension Mysuru: The Kallahalla Range of Nagarahole National Park has been handed over by the Centre to the Tiger Zone under the Nagarahole Tiger Reserve. This means, the Anechowkur Gate that connects Mysuru and Bengaluru to South Kodagu will come under…
‘Nagarahole Tiger Reserve will not be expanded to include villages’
June 27, 2019Wildlife First clarifies on reports that say Ponnampet, Hunsur and Periyapatna will be included in forest expansion Mysore: Wildlife First, a conservation advocacy organisation that has been intensively campaigning for nearly two decades in the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot in South India, has stated that a buffer zone to support tiger populations cannot include private…
Spotted cat camera-spotted…
March 28, 2019This leopard was sighted by wildlife enthusiasts on Dommanakatte safari at Antharasanthe Zone in Nagarahole Forest Range, H.D. Kote of Mysuru district yesterday. The leopard, perching on a tree close to Kabini backwaters, posed in different postures as the lensmen captured the moment. [Pics by ‘Star of Mysore’ Photographer M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav]
Battle-ready for Burning Issue
February 3, 2019With the onset of summer in the entire landscape covering Bandipur-NagaraholeTiger Reserves, the Forest Department is bracing up to ward off the threat of forest fires. Like every year, forest fire is a burning issue to the Department and it has to be ready to protect the wildlife zone that supports a rich density of…
Nagarahole Tiger Reserve Director Manikandan killed by wild tusker
March 4, 2018D.B. Kuppe/Mysuru: Senior IFS Officer, Conservator of Forests and Director of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, S. Manikandan (46), was killed by a wild tusker in the D.B. Kuppe Range of Nagarahole National Park where the officer had gone to assess the damage to the forests caused by a fire near Kakanakote beat close to the Kabini…
Wild elephant tramples Nagarahole Conservator of Forests to death
March 3, 2018Mysuru: Conservator of Forests and Director, Nagarahole National Park Manikantan has been trampled to death by a wild elephant. The incident occurred near Balle Range this afternoon. Reports reaching Star of Mysore say that the incident occurred at around 12.30 pm today when a group of Forest Department officers went to inspect a forest fire…
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