The Latest Breaking News from Forest Department

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

The Hindu · May 9, 2023

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 · May 3, 2023

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 · Apr 30, 2023

Leopard spotted napping on highway side rescued in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar

PUNE: An adult leopard which created quite a stir after it was spotted napping on the side of a highway near Dhotre village, in Ahmednagar district, was successfully rescued by Wildlife SOS and the Maharashtra Forest Department recently.

The Times of India · Dec 12, 2022

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:

Dynamite News · Oct 20, 2022

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

The Hindu · Oct 12, 2022

Activists raise concern over Beladakuppe jathra in Bandipur

NGOs want curbs and crowd regulation to minimise human disturbance to wildlife

The Hindu · Oct 9, 2022

Samiti wants Lokayukta to continue probe into irregularities in Forest Department

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The Hindu · Oct 7, 2022

Dasara elephants return to their forest camps

 Lakshmi, which delivered a male calf Sri Dattatreya while on training for Jamboo Savari, also returned to its camp at Ramapura in Bandipur

The Hindu · Oct 7, 2022

Bike rally to create awareness on wildlife protection in Ballari

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The Hindu · Oct 6, 2022