Camera traps used in 612 points in 1,036 sq.km area; survey of 305 points completed By M.T. Yogesh Kumar The Forest Department has completed the initial phase of the internal wildlife census, utilising camera traps at 305 designated locations within the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Although the National Tiger Census occurs every four years, camera trap…
Mysore/Mysuru: Director of Bandipur Tiger Reserve Dr. P. Ramesh Kumar has said “Precautions are being taken to protect forest resources in summer by taking up round the clock surveillance measures.” With summer approaching, there is a rise in sweltering heat during the day. With zero cases of forest fires reported in summer at Bandipur forest…
Death due to blood clot in reproductive organs as tusker was pushed onto a truck by Kumki elephants Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Thaneer Komban’, the tusker from Hassan in Karnataka, that was captured by Kerala Forest Department by administering tranquilliser shots, died in Bandipur early this morning. The tusker reportedly fell unconscious soon after being released at the…
Bandipur: A carcass of a tiger was found at Seegana Betta Circle of Maddur Range beat in Bandipur Tiger Reserve recently. Forest staff, who noticed the carcass during their regular beat, examined the carcass and came to know that the dead tiger was aged between three and four years and had died of injuries it…
Mysore/Mysuru: In response to Kerala’s request to permit night traffic on Bandipur-Sultan Bathery (Wayanad) road within Bandipur Tiger Reserve, Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre recently visited Bandipur to assess the check-posts on National Highway 766, connecting Karnataka and Kerala through Bandipur. As of now, vehicular traffic is restricted on this road from 9 pm to 6…
Nanjangud: Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre has assured that significant steps are being taken to address the persistent issue of human-animal conflict permanently. Adequate funds have been allocated for installing rail barricades to mitigate the elephant menace in the villages surrounding the Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Speaking at a meeting with villagers to discuss the man-animal conflict…
Empowering tribal communities with comprehensive development programmes Mysore/Mysuru: Bandipur Tiger Reserve, home to significant tribal populations such as Jenu Kuruba, Betta Kuruba, Soliga and Kadu Kuruba, recognises the invaluable role of tribals in tiger and forest conservation. Underscoring the historic partnership between tribals and conservation efforts, a coordination meeting was convened last Saturday with over…
Mysore/Mysuru: A wild elephant was found dead in the Gundlupet range within the Bandipur Tiger Reserve on Wednesday. Although the body was in an advanced state of decomposition, the tusks were found to be intact, indicating no signs of foul play. The incident was brought to the attention of the officers when personnel on the…
10-year-old male tiger, U-2371, shifted to Chamundi Animal Conservation, Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: The day and night operation that began on Nov. 25 to capture the elusive tiger that had killed 49-year-old Rathnamma near Balluruhundi village in the Hediyala Range of the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Nanjangud Taluk, finally bore fruits at…
Forest personnel identify one tiger that had killed cowherd woman; Night combing launched Mysore/Mysuru: Camera traps installed at vantage points as part of the Forest Department’s operation to capture the tiger, which had killed a woman at Hediyala Range in Bandipur Tiger Reserve, have captured the images of two tigers at different spots. The Forest…
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