Forest Department
- Bangalore
Leopard spotted again in Bengaluru’s Yeshwanthpur
Bengaluru: Panic has returned to Yeshwanthpur Assembly constituency after a leopard was spotted once again in Bharat Nagar under Byadarahalli limits, marking the fourth sighting in less than two weeks. Residents have…
- Telangana
Poaching gang held after two leopards killed in Nizamabad
Hyderabad: Telangana Police have taken into custody a gang of suspected poachers allegedly involved in the killing of leopards in Nizamabad district. According to reports, the accused hunted leopards for their skin…
- India
Sloth bear sightings near Nandi Hills spark safety concerns
Chikkaballapura: Frequent sightings of sloth bears around Nandi Hills have triggered concern among tourists and residents, prompting the Chikkaballapur Forest Department to issue a public advisory. CCTV footage has captured bears roaming…
- Telangana
Leopard kills calf in Medak, panic prevails in villages
Hyderabad: Panic prevailed in Medak’s Narsapur mandal after a leopard reportedly killed a calf in the Nathnaipally village on Saturday, June 27. The attack took place during the night when the buffalo…
- Telangana
Reels inside Ananthagiri Hills lands Uppal Balu in trouble
Hyderabad: A self-proclaimed social media influencer landed in soup after they behaved indecently, disturbing the tranquillity and endangering the lives of animals and tourists in Ananthagiri Hills in Vikarabad. Influencer Uppal Balu…
- Hyderabad
Not a leopard: Forest Department clarifies pug marks near RGIA
Hyderabad: The Forest Department on Saturday, June 27, said the pug marks found at a school near the Hyderabad airport did not belong to a leopard but to a wild animal. Panic…
- Telangana
Giant butterfly spotted at Amrabad Tiger Reserve in Telangana
Hyderabad: The Southern Birdwing, India’s largest butterfly, was recently spotted in Telangana’s Amrabad Tiger Reserve. Primarily found in the Western Ghats, the Southern Birdwing has only occasionally been recorded in parts of…
- Bangalore
Injured tiger triggers fear near Mullayanagiri, alert issued
Chikkamagaluru: A tiger injured after getting trapped in a snare is roaming in the foothills of Mullayanagiri, prompting the Forest Department to issue a public alert and urge tourists and local residents…
- Bangalore
Forest Range Officer suspended over Bandipur liquor party video
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Forest Department has suspended a Forest Range Officer in connection with the recent incident in which three individuals were found consuming alcohol inside the core zone of the Bandipur…
- India
Woman killed in wild elephant attack in Kerala’s Wayanad
Wayanad: A woman was killed and her husband sustained injuries in a wild elephant attack in this district on Tuesday, May 26, police said. The deceased has been identified as Jessy, a…
- Bangalore
Camera theft disrupts tiger census operations in Ankola forests
Karwar : Theft of trap cameras installed for tiger census operations in the forest regions of Ankola has emerged as a major concern for the Forest Department, disrupting wildlife monitoring activities and…
- Bangalore
Operation to capture wild gaur succeeds in Chikkamagaluru
Chikkamagaluru : Despite opposition from environmentalists and animal rights activists, the Karnataka Forest Department has successfully carried out “Operation Gaur” in Chikkamagaluru on the evening of Monday, May 18, to control the…
- Bangalore
Karnataka launches first-of-its-kind wild gaur relocation drive in Malnad region
Chikkamagaluru: With incidents of human-wildlife conflict increasing steadily across Karnataka’s Malnad region, the state government and Forest Department have now initiated a first-of-its-kind operation to capture and relocate dangerous wild gaurs, locally…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Hunt to capture leopard underway after boy killed near MM Hills
Chamarajanagar: Forest officials have intensified operations to capture a leopard following the death of a young boy in a leopard attack near Nagamale in the Male Mahadeshwara Hills Wildlife Sanctuary limits of…
- Telangana
Telangana High Court upholds ban on mining in Garla Reserve Forest
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has upheld the Forest Department’s action to stop barytes and dolomite mining operations in the Garla Reserve Forest of Khammam district, dismissing petitions filed by mining and…
