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Vana Mahotsav launched to increase green cover across Mysuru region

The Forest Department has begun planting saplings across the region to mark the week-long Vana Mahotsav to increase green cover in the region.

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Weeklong campaign for ‘Green Dharwad’ launched

Labour Minister and district in charge for Dharwad Santosh Lad has said that a weeklong district-level campaign for ‘Green Dharwad’ will be held till July 7 during which it has been planned to plant saplings of various species.

The Hindu

Shola forests in Sakleshpur, a biodiversity hotspot, face threat as Government departments bicker over its status

The 7,938-acre shola forest that is part of the Western Ghats, recognised as one of the biological hotspots in the world and notified as an ecologically sensitive area by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, has now become a bone of contention between the Forest Department and the Revenue Department.

The Hindu

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Wildlife rescue vehicle gifted to Forest Department

Union Bank of India, Secretariat Branch, has sponsored a wild animal rescue vehicle for the Telangana Forest Department under their corporate social responsibility initiative

The Hindu

16 tigers dead in Uttarakhand since January

The Forest Department officials are attributing the deaths to reasons like territorial fights among the big cats. Read more on The Hindu

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Forest department conducts clean-up along NMR line after reports on the presence of plastic material in elephant dung

Following news reports about the presence of plastic covers in the dung of elephants on the Coonoor slopes, the Forest Department has undertaken a clean-up operation along the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) line.

The Hindu

Man killed in elephant attack, female elephant found dead near Coimbatore

A 57-year-old tribal man was trampled to death by a wild elephant, and a female elephant was found dead in separate incidents near Anaikatti in Coimbatore district on Sunday, June 18, 2023.

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Southern Railway’s first elephant underpass enters final stage as composite girders launched on Ettimadai – Walayar section

A crucial work in the construction of Southern Railway’s first underpass for wild elephants entered final phase as composite girders were launched onto the structure built for pachyderm movement on the Ettimadai - Walayar section, which links Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

The Hindu

Arikompan fears keep workers away from rubber estates in Kanniyakumari

The Hindu

Forest officials closely monitoring tiger’s movement in Chintoor Agency in Andhra Pradesh

The Forest Department authorities are closely monitoring the movements of a tiger a day after a cattle was killed on the outskirts of Sukumamidi village near Chintoor in Alluri Sitarama Raju district

The Hindu

Poacher arrested, nine country-made guns seized, in Vellore

A 22-year-old tribal man was arrested by Forest Department officials for poaching wild animals in the Kaniyambadi reserve forest (RF) on the outskirts of Vellore town. Forest officials said that nine country-made guns, a Mahindra Bolero Camper (five-seater pickup truck), explosives, nets, mobile phones, torches and batteries were seized from…

The Hindu

Elephant captured on Bandipur periphery

The Forest Department personnel at Bandipur captured a wild tusker at Guddekere of Kundukere range as it used to stray in to adjoining villages on the forest periphery.

The Hindu

Elephant Arikompan tranquillised in Theni district; prohibitory orders lifted in Cumbum municipality, neighbouring towns

Ending an operation that lasted over five days, the Tamil Nadu Forest Department officials successfully tranquillised wild elephant, Arikompan also known as Arisikompan, in the Chinna Ovulapuram reserve forest, Uthamapalayam, in Theni district, early on Monday.

The Hindu

No degree can help you land this highly skilled job of elephant care-taker in Shivamogga

A young man, who had applied for the job of aane kavadiga (caretaker of an elephant), was struggling to make the pachyderm obey his command. When all else failed, he prostrated before the animal, begging for cooperation so that he could get the government job. The elephant, not surprisingly, remained…

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20 painted stork chicks killed in gale at Veerapuram village in Andhra Pradesh

Twenty painted stork chicks nesting in a tree at Veerapuram village of Sri Sathya Sai District died (Karnataka border) after getting hit by heavy rain and gale on Monday night. With much difficulty, local wildlife watchman Venugopal Reddy and the villagers have managed to rescue 15 others.

The Hindu

Tusker Arikompan did not cause any damage in Megamalai: TN forest officials

Kerala Forest department sources say the tusker is now exploring its habitat and resource in a new place and that there is less chance for the tusker to return back to Periyar Tiger Reserve

The Hindu

Dugong trapped in net rescued, released into sea

A young adult dugong was rescued and released by local fishermen at Manora in Thanjvaur district in the Palk Bay with help of Forest Department officials.

The Hindu

Red sanders logs worth ₹4 lakh seized in Ranipet town

Ranipet Forest Department officials eight logs, weighing 160 kg were seized from behind a house, located near a lake in a remote part of Ranipet; officials believe the logs were brought from Tirupati and were being smuggled to Chennai

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Arikompan mission puts kumki elephants in the limelight

Though captive elephants have celebrity status in Kerala with a huge fan following social media, the Forest department’s mission to translocate wild tusker Arikomban has catapulted some of the kumki elephants in its camps into stardom

The Hindu

Tusker Arikompan released in Periyar Tiger Reserve

The Forest department received over 11 signals from the satellite radio collar fixed on the tusker. The tusker is roaming a 3-km radius in the Seeniyaroda area

The Hindu

Grief too, as Arikompan is forced out of Chinnakkanal

Some Chinnakkanal residents heaved a sigh of relief when Arikompan was trapped by the Forest department on Saturday. But there were also those pained by the sight of the animal being shipped away.

The Hindu

Leopard rescued from house at Kuppe near Sorab taluk

The Forest Department officials successfully rescued a leopard stuck inside a toilet of a house at Kuppe village in Sorab taluk on Saturday, April 28. The male animal, aged about four to five years, has been sent to the rescue centre at Hampi in Vijayanagara district.

The Hindu

Three States, two national highways, 100 elephants; conflict all around

Read about the ongoing elephant-human conflict across Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh, and two national highways in India.

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Rajasthan: Suspicious Bird Caught Near Indo-Pak Border In Jaisalmer

According to sources, the bird was near the Mumal post close to the International Border. The bird has been handed over to the Forest Department in Jaisalmer. Read more on Dynamite News:

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Meet Indaram Nageshwar Rao, a passionate explorer of Telangana’s waterfalls

Indaram and his friends recently stumbled upon a hidden waterfall in the Warangal forests

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