With 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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