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Understanding the flora of the Western Ghats made easier with a pictorial manual

The recently-launched Forest Trees of Central Western Ghats - A Pictorial Field Manual helps to understand and conserve flora found in the Karnataka region of the Western Ghats. The book is available free for in Forest Department offices.

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Jack fruit trees chopped down by private estate in prime elephant habitat near Kotagiri

Conservationists have criticised the district administration and the Forest Department for sanctioning the cutting of 166 jackfruit trees, in fruiting stage, at a private estate in Mamaram village near Kotagiri, a prime habitat for elephants.

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The buzz around proposal for Kerala’s first Tiger Safari Park at Chakkittapara in Kozhikode | Explained

Kerala government set to take decision to set up Tiger Safari Park at Chakkittapara in Kozhikode in northern Kerala to boost tourism. Opposed by upland farmers and action councils. 8-member panel constituted to finalise project area. 40 hectares of land in Perambra Estate to shelter 6 tigers. Forest Minister to…

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People handover 130 parakeets that were kept as pets to Forest Department in Coimbatore Forest Division

In Coimbatore, 130 parakeets were surrendered to the Forest Department in response to their appeal. The birds will be taken care of until they are rehabilitated and released. The Department is also conducting awareness campaigns to encourage people to surrender illegal weapons.

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A jumbo right of passage

A Supreme Court-appointed committee recently declared 12 private resorts, along the Segur elephant corridor, illegal. The committee considered the objections raised by the owners of the 12 resorts, who had challenged the validity of the elephant corridor notification issued in 2010. The owners had mainly contended that the corridor did…

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Hassan DFO to get showcause notice over death of sharpshooter Venkatesh

Following an increase in the number of human-animal conflicts, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday instructed Forest Department officials to adopt scientific measures to control the animals from entering human habitations.

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Farmer dies in elephant attack near Aldur in Chikkamagaluru district

Farmer Kinni (60) died in elephant attack near Aldur, Chikkamagaluru. Residents noticed body & informed police & Forest Dept. Officials on spot to drive away herd. Elephants roam in Chikkamagaluru & Hassan districts.

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For additional income, West Bengal’s Forest Department boosts furniture-making

West Bengal’s Forest Department, which has a massive stock of timber — teak, sal, mahogany, and jarul included — and which already runs a few joinery and carpentry units across West Bengal, has been supplying furniture to State Government departments, corporations, and some of the State Government institutions, but now…

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₹60 lakh ex gratia demanded for the kin of the couple killed in jumbo attack

Communist Party of India (CPI) district secretary Y. Nagarju and AP Rythu Sangham district president T. Janardhan on Friday demanded ₹30 lakh ex gratia each for Venkatesh and Selvi, the farmer couple who were killed in the recent elephant attack at 109 Ramapuram village in Gudipala mandal. Speaking to the…

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Aane Venkatesh dies in elephant attack in Hassan

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Tigress found dead

MYSURUA tigress found dead in BRT Tiger Reserve; injuries from fight with another tiger; poaching ruled out; juvenile elephant found in emaciated condition, rescued twice, but died. Forest Dept. conducted post-mortem, released elephant back into wild, monitored movements, but calf died.

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Forest Dept. returns sealed structures and portion of forest land to owners of private resort in Sakleshpur

Forest Department officials have returned the cleared portion of a private resort and the sealed structures at Murukannu Gudda forest area in Sakleshpur, citing a Karnataka High Court order that has stayed the eviction process.

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Leopard trapped in 50 of 300 camera traps installed in Tirumala forest of Andhra Pradesh

Forest Department, with the support of TTD, is implementing a plan to drive leopards away from the trekking routes leading to Lord Venkateswara temple, says official.

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148 acres of forest land recovered in Kolar district

The Forest Department officials have recovered 148 acres encroached by the land mafia in and around Srinivasapura town in Kolar district.

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Sloth bear trapped in the Nilgiris, relocated

On Tuesday, the Forest Dept. captured and relocated a sloth bear that had been straying into human settlements in the Nilgiris. A cage was placed and the Rapid Response Team monitored the animal. The bear was released in good health in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve after being checked for injuries.

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Leopard, suspected to have killed girl, trapped in Kollegal

A leopard, suspected to have killed a 6-year-old girl in June, was trapped 47 km away from the spot and after 38 days of relentless pursuit by the Forest Department on Wednesday.

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Unable to sell genuinely raised Redsanders trees, cultivators grope in the dark

Redsanders cultivators in private lands in Telangana are in a fix as the State Government, more particularly the Forest Department has failed to show them way out to sell their ‘genuinely raised’ trees.

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Forest Department and KNNL officials inspect Bhadra dam saddle

A team of Forest Department officials and the officers of the Water Resources Department inspected the Bhadra dam saddle at Umblebailu in Shivamogga taluk, where bamboo had grown, on Thursday

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Forest Department halts construction of water tank along notified Sigur Elephant Corridor

Forest Dept. halts construction of water tank in Sigur Elephant Corridor, citing risk to wildlife. District admin. criticised for sanctioning projects close to corridor, setting bad precedent. Residents of nearby villages submit complaints against Forest Dept. for not allowing construction.

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Leopard kills calf in Erode district, camera traps placed to track its movements

With a leopard killing a calf in Kongarpalayam village, Erode district, the Forest Department has now placed camera traps to track the movement of the wild animal.

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Two persons fatally hit by Forest department jeep

The deceased were Kunjamma Thankachan, 69, a lottery vendor, and a 70-year-old unidentified man.

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Hassan environmentalists welcome Forest Dept. action against resort and off-road riders

Environmentalists in Hassan have welcomed the Forest Department’s action against the Stone Valley Resort, constructed on forest land, and the tourists, who conducted off-road drives in the forest areas of Moorkannu Gudda block in Sakaleshpur taluk.

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Forest Dept. officials seize Stone Valley resort built on forest land in Sakleshpur

The Forest Department officials seized a popular resort in Sakleshpur taluk on Tuesday and recovered the forest land that the resort owners allegedly encroached upon. The Stone Valley resort was allegedly built encroaching upon 14 acres and 36 guntas of Moorukannu Gudda forest at Achchanahalli in Sakleshpur taluk.

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Two peacocks found dead on Vellore Collectorate premises

Two peacocks found dead in Vellore Collectorate due to thirst. Autopsy report ruled out poisoning and injury. Birds might have come from Kottaimalai Reserve Forest, 6 km away, in search of water. Areas along the river have become concrete jungles, reducing water sources.

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