Gundlupet: A carcass of a tiger in a decomposed state was found in Hongalli Forest area of Maddur Forest Range in Bandipur Reserve Forest yesterday. The tiger was said to be between 10 and 11 years old and suspected to have died about four to five days ago as birds and maggots had eaten away…
Four arrested for poaching tiger, leopard
March 31, 2021Snares, jaw traps, goods vehicle seized; Tiger and leopard skin recovered Accused had consumed leopard meat after hunting it down Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Forest Mobile Squad personnel have arrested four persons for poaching a tiger and leopard and the Forest officials have recovered the skins of the big wild cats besides seizing snares, jaw traps…
Tiger carcass found in South Kodagu
March 19, 2021Is it the same tiger that killed three persons? Ponnampet: The carcass of a male tiger has been found in South Kodagu this morning near Kotur village. The body was spotted inside a forest area near Lakkunda at around 11 am by some local villagers. As the body has been decomposed, stench was emanating in…
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…
Tiger on the prowl in South Kodagu: 24-day search sees little success; hunt on
March 15, 2021Ponnampet: Twenty-four days have passed after the Forest Department began the operation to capture the elusive tiger and the massive search has yielded no results. Neither the tiger — that has killed three persons and injured another grievously apart from killing over 18 cattle heads — has been captured nor killed as per the demands…
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…
‘End man-animal strife in Kodagu through policies’
March 13, 2021Former President of Coorg Wildlife Society writes to CM and suggests sustainable ways and means Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of increasing man-animal conflict and tiger attacks in Kodagu where at least three human lives have been lost within a span of 15 to 20 days, former President of Coorg Wildlife Society Col. (Retd.) Cheppudira P….
Grant Rs. 1 lakh relief to livestock killed by wild animals: Brijesh Kalappa
March 13, 2021Madikeri: Supreme Court advocate and Congress Spokesperson Brijesh Kalappa has urged the State Government to announce a compensation of Rs. 1 lakh for the livestock killed by wild animals. In a press release, he has said that the Government gives paltry sum as compensation for the death of animals in Kodagu and to obtain this…
Tiger on the prowl in South Kodagu: Protestors form human chain, to block Mysuru-Gonikoppal Road
March 10, 2021Several coffee estate labourers leave plantations fearing big cat Ponnampet: The tiger that has caused the death of three human beings and more than 10 cattle heads has remained elusive. Though armed with capture-or-kill orders from the Government, the Department has not been successful in netting or shooting the tiger since Feb. 20, when the…
MENACING TIGER IN SOUTH KODAGU: 8-year-old boy falls prey; third death in 17 days
March 8, 2021Big cat pounces on granddad-grandson duo inside coffee estate at Bellur-Hysodlur Villagers resort to road blocks in protest; Tahsildar clamps Section 144 Ponnampet: The tiger on the prowl in parts of South Kodagu has taken its third victim this morning. The feline mauled eight-year-old Rangaswamy at Bellur-Hysodlur village, the epicentre of the menace. On Feb….
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