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All waste processing plants and landfills will be shifted out of Bengaluru city: D.K. Shivakumar

Residents living around waste processing plants who have been demanding their closure for years now may heave a sigh of relief. Deputy Chief Minister and Bengaluru Development Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday announced that the State government will relocate all waste processing plants and landfills to outside Bengaluru city soon.

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Increase forest cover to 33 per cent, CM tells Forest Department

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday advised the Forest Department to work towards expanding the forest cover from 20 per cent to 33 per cent and promised to provide all support for making it happen. If the forest area went up, the benefits would be manifold like rain, farm productivity improvement…

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Insurance cover introduced for visitors to Bandipur, Nagarahole

The State government has begun insuring tourists visiting Bandipur and Nagarahole tiger reserves against any risk or untoward incident that could jeopardise their safety.

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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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Demand for creating a dedicated cadre of wildlife vets within Forest Dept. growing

For a State which boasts of harbouring the highest number of elephants in the country (6,395) and the second highest number of tigers (563) besides an increase in capture and relocation of leopards, there are only eight veterinarians spread across 13 forest circles over 31 districts.

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A mission rolls out to protect rare and threatened flora of Tamil Nadu

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Between a dam and a wetland

PWD's ₹161-cr project to build check dam on Kazhuveli wetland, Villupuram, to convert it to freshwater lake, could spell disaster for bird sanctuary & biodiversity. Plan to recharge groundwater & store drinking water for Villupuram & Chennai. Dam blocks tidal inflow, affecting mangroves & migratory birds. NGT orders to cut…

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Madras High Court to deliver its verdict on appeal petitions in the Vachathi State violence case on September 29

In Dharmapuri, a little-known tribal hamlet, 18 young girls were brutally victimised by a contingent of forest, revenue, and police personnel in 1992. The Madras High Court is set to deliver its verdict on the appeal petitions of the 269 accused personnel, including 17 convicted of rape. Survivors recall the…

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Victims of otter attacks to stage protest

Demanding steps by the Forest department to control the rising number of otters in the Iruvazhinji river, a group of around 200 persons who sustained injuries in otter attacks will organise a protest meet at Theyyathukadavu in Kodiyathur on October 2.

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NTCA team visits the Nilgiris to investigate tiger deaths

Team of NTCA, Wildlife Crime Control Bureau and State Forest Dept. officials visited two sites in Nilgiris where tigers found dead since Aug 16. Discussed deaths of 10 tigers, inspected locations where cubs found, checked progress of detecting mother of cubs, visited Emerald where 2 tigers found dead. Investigated if…

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Farmer saves nursing calf from leopard in Kalaburagi district

Farmer Bheemanna of Dandagunda village, Kalaburagi district, saved a calf from a leopard on Saturday. The calf is injured and not consuming anything. The leopard had been spotted in the area before, and the forest department had unsuccessfully tried to capture it.

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Ropeway project at Nandi Hills ascends in slow pace as land transfers remain pending

Bengaluru’s Nandi Hills ropeway project remains a non-starter due to incomplete land transfer to Tourism Department. The 2.93km ropeway is yet to obtain NoCs from Forest Department

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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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Trees axed under the guise of pruning

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T.N. Forest department to begin yearly monitoring of tiger population in Nilgiris division

Forest Department to monitor tiger populations in Nilgiris division after the death of 10 tigers in a month. Forest officials to set up anti-poaching camps, fit camera traps to monitor & count tigers, says Field Director and Conservator of Forests, D. Venkatesh

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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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‘Circumstantial evidence’ of poisoning found in tiger deaths in the Nilgiris

Forest Dept. finds circumstantial evidence of poisoning in two male tigers aged 3 & 8 found near Emerald in Nilgiris. External injuries, porcupine quills, hair & meat found in stomach of one. Samples of all 3 carcasses sent for forensic analysis. 20 staff perambulating area with sniffer dog. Case registered…

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Assam: Forest department seizes rhino horns, elephant tusks, tiger bones; five arrested

The forest department in Assam has seized a huge cache of smuggled animal body parts from the Manas National Park and arrested five suspected poachers on Friday. Read further on dynamite News:

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Watch | A tour of Karnataka’s first elephant care home

A video on the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre for elephants in Malur, near Bengaluru

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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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Crackdown on littering, trespassing at Chamundi Hills begin

Forest Dept. in Mysuru has issued notices to 23 people & installed signboards to prevent littering & other violations at Chamundi Hills. No fines were imposed on 1st day but those found guilty of any violation will be sensitised & fined if no let up is seen. Fines range from…

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Venkatesh’s family members blame Forest Dept. officials for his death

Family blames Forest Dept. negligence for death of 67-yr-old Venkatesh, an expert in firing tranquillizer darts in elephant capture operations. Son Mohith filed complaint against officers, questioning their negligence. He recalled his father was taken to Ramanagara & Odisha for operations. Alur Police registered complaint under Section 304 A of…

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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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The right to stay connected to the forest

Division, 74, of the Hakki Pikki tribe, holds a land title deed to a two-acre plot given by the Karnataka govt. after six decades of struggle. The Wildlife Act, 1972, and BNP's declaration as a National Park led to criminalisation of these communities. Activist Madhu Bhushan found a 1962 document…

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Elaborate arrangements being made for ‘Salakatla Brahmotsavams’ in Tirumala from September 18, says TTD official

Emphasis will be on crowd management and extending a comfortable darshan to the pilgrims during the nine-day Salakatla Brahmotsavams in Tirumala, says TTD Executive Officer Dharma Reddy; all kinds of privileged darshan like those extended to senior and special citizens, and parents with infants will be dispensed with during the…

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