Affidavit filed by the Chief Wildlife Warden, Assam in the matter of news item titled "the last feral horses in India" appearing in Mongabay, November 5, 2024. The matter relates to the critically endangered status of feral horses in the Dibru-Saikhowa National Park as well as of smuggling of these …
Human-wildlife interactions resulting in conflict remains a global conservation challenge, requiring innovative solutions to ensure the persistence of wildlife amidst people. Wild Seve was established in July 2015 as a conservation intervention program to assist people affected by conflict to file and monitor claims and receive ex-gratia payments from the …
BENGALURU: Forest fires have reduced 35,891 acres to cinders in Karnataka in the past five years, and the year 2019 has taken the lead with the blaze in Bandipur National Park razing 15,000 acres. The worst-hit districts are Belagavi, Chamarajanagar, Mysuru, Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Shivamogga. “Karnataka forest …
With the Wayanad forest turning into a virtual tinderbox, Forest Department officials in Kerala have joined hands with their Karnataka and Tamil Nadu counterparts to chalk out various strategies to curb forest fire. B.N. Anjan Kumar, Chief Conservator of Forest, Wildlife, Palakkad, along with senior personnel visited the Mudumalai and …
The immensity of the fire that has ravaged Bandipur is becoming clearer with two satellite data analyses indicating that the extent of forests burnt could be over 15,000 acres. Though the authorities had estimated the damage to be between 6,000 and 8,000 acres on Monday, a summary report by the …
The devastating fire that ravaged more than 90 hectares of forest land in the buffer and core zones of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) has been brought under control, said Deepak Srivastava, Chief Conservator of Forests-Coimbatore, holding additional charge as Field Director, MTR. Talking to The Hindu , Mr. Srivastava …
Karnataka houses the maximum number of wild elephants in India, says the latest elephant census report of the union environment ministry. With 6,049 jumbos in the wild, the state tops India's elephant list followed by Assam (5,719) and Kerala (3,054). The protected forests of Nagarhole, Bhadra and Bandipur have the …
A fire that broke out a week ago in Bandipur destroyed hundreds of acres MYSURU:The raging forest fire that destroyed hundreds of acres in Bandipur National Park and in Biligiriranganatha Swamy Tiger Reserve for the last couple of days, has posed many challenges to both the state government and Forest …
Karnataka has over 406 tigers in the wild.Karnataka has over 406 tigers in the wild. At least 18 tiger deaths were recorded in Karnataka last year, the second highest in the country after Madhya Pradesh (30), according to data of the state forest department. But 2017 may just be the …
Karnataka which accounts for one of the highest number of Royal Bengal Tigers in the country has seen 37 tiger deaths since 2013. According to official statistics provided in four years out of 37 tiger deaths 33 tigers died of natural reasons. According to B Ramanath Rai, Forest Minister of …
The brutal killing of an adult male tiger on August 12 in Bandipur Tiger Reserve points to a clear cut case of poaching, say wildlife conservationists from this area. They say that the continuing delay in investigations and tardy progress, in fact, raises many questions as lax and ineffective patrolling …
The big cats in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve could have some space for themselves as foresters are looking at shifting tourist facilities to the periphery of the national park. The plan is to drastically reduce the disturbance to tigers in the core area while the tourists can enjoy the periphery without …
Did you know that 14 per cent of leopards in Kali Tiger Reserve are melanistic in nature? Melanistic or black leopards are black mutated animals of the same species. Their pitch dark colour, cat eyes and elusive nature makes the sightings prized ones. This finding is a result of an …
Forest officials suspect miscreants behind fire Up in smoke: Forest fire broke out in the Bandipur National Park in Chamarajanagar district on Tuesday. Forest land spread across 200 acres was destroyed in a wildfire around the elephant camp near at the Bandipur National Park here on Tuesday. Forest department officials …
Elephants are very intelligent animals. They share and pass on information to others and young ones based on experiences and adaptations. The difference between Asian and African elephants are not just their ears and tusks, but also their genes and interestingly their sense of smell. A team of researchers from …
As fanciful as it sounds, imagine an Aadhaar card-type unique identification system for elephants. The expected scenario is this: An elephant strolls in the forest, and the tracker – or a camera trap – quickly sees the identification marks. This is correlated with a catalogue of elephants and their identification …
The Edamalayar elephant poaching case in Kerala has triggered alarm bells in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve where anti-poaching camps have been put on high alert. Though there is no contiguity of habitat or forests linking south Kerala with Bandipur, the officials are not taking any chances. H.C. Kantharaj, Director, Bandipur …
WORST JUMBO CARNAGE SINCE VEERAPPAN RUN Kunjumon has lived most of his adult life in the forests of Kerala -as a government watchman and then as a cook for poachers.That transition made little difference, he told cops. It was the killing of a baby elephant last year that changed his …
Bengaluru: When the national tiger census report was released in January this year, Karnataka had every reason to feel proud. The state is now home to 406 tigers, the highest in the country. There is 35% rise in the number of big cats compared to the previous 2010 census. And …
The State Cabinet has urged the Centre to declare ESZs around 31 protected areas. The State Cabinet on Thursday decided to recommend the Centre on demarcation of Ecologically Sensitive Zones (ESZ) around 31 protected areas in Karnataka. The Cabinet has resolved that the 31 national parks (NP) and wildlife sanctuaries …
Some time in early 2009, when the foresters at Bandipur Tiger Reserve planned to extend security cover to wildlife, they sought restriction on vehicular movement passing through the sanctuary. Vehicular movement had endangered the lives of wild animals, including big cats. A year earlier, a tiger was found dead by …
