Rampaging herd of wild elephants at Bengaluru’s doors
Bengaluru: A herd of wild elephants that almost entered city limits on Monday morning, were sent back by the forest teams. The herd of 14 elephants, which have been on a rampage in Malur and Hoskot
Rescued snakes raise false alarm in kundanbagh
Residents of Kundan-bagh raised a false alarm, making a complaint to the anti-poaching squad of the State Forest Department about a poacher’s den existing in their midst after they saw snakes being ca
Jumbo job for foresters during migration season
As October approaches, forest department officials in the Coimbatore region gear up for their annual challenge — the migration of elephants in the Nilgiris biosphere — because the wild jumbos passing
Rhino left bleeding succumbs, fifth death in three days
A rhino, left bleeding by poachers who removed its horn, succumbed to its injuries on Friday taking the number of total pachyderm deaths to five during the last three days in the Kaziranga National Pa
Four rhinos killed in KNP, Assam asks for CBI inquiry
Four rhinoceros have been brutally killed by poachers in flood-hit Kaziranga National Park (KNP) since Tuesday, including one on Thursday, prompting an alarmed Assam government to ask for a CBI inquir
Radiation from mobile towers may affect wildlife: Govt
Radiation from mobile towers may have varying negative impact on wildlife especially birds and bees, according to the Environment Ministry.
Deer hit by 2 vehicles on NICE Road, dies
A spotted deer was killed in a road accident after it was hit by two vehicles on NICE Road on Sunday morning. The incident occurred on Mysore Road-NICE Link Road intersection near Kengeri when a male
Interpol marks Global Tiger Day
Interpol on Sunday marked the Global Tiger Day with the announcement that an operation launched to protect the endangered specie led to the arrest of nearly 40 people in some of the tiger range countr
Reserved only for tigers
A day after the Supreme Court banned tourism in core tiger areas, wildlife activists and independent biologists demanded that buffer zones and core areas be notified immediately.
The state government
Purchase of wildlife products will encourage poaching: Expert
The Chief Wildlife Warden (WWW) of Tamil Nadu urged the public not to buy any wildlife products on Thursday. “This would greatly encourage poaching,” said CWW Rakesh Vasisht while inaugurating a coast