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Vellore tribal infant death: Centre’s approval for laying bitumen road required under Forest Act, says DFO

Vellore tribal infant death: Centre’s approval for laying bitumen road required under Forest Act, says DFO

With no roads, tribal baby girl, bitten by snake, dies on the way to hospital

With no roads, tribal baby girl, bitten by snake, dies on the way to hospital

With no roads, tribal baby girl, bitten by snake, dies on the way to hospital

Uttarakhand government admits to lapses in forest evictions

Uttarakhand government admits to lapses in forest evictions

The Forest Department of the Uttarakhand government has flagged violation of procedures in the eviction notices being issued to residents of forested areas as part of its drive to clear “illegal encroachments”.

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How a community-based initiative restored dwindling hornbill population in Western Ghats

How a community-based initiative restored dwindling hornbill population in Western Ghats

Farmers vent ire over frequent wild animal attacks

The functionaries of We Farm Foundation, one of the leading settler farmers’ organisations in the State, have warned of culling dangerous wild animals that attack human beings if the Forest department fails to handle the task effectively.

Hosur Forest Division trains staff, recruits volunteers for elephant population estimate exercise

Over 60 forest personnel and about 100 volunteers are expected to participate in the Synchronised Elephant Population Estimation exercise scheduled to be carried out on May 17, 18, and 19 in the Hosur Forest division. Forest personnel participating in the exercise will include anti-poaching watchers, forest watchers, Forest Guards, Foresters, Forest…

Great hornbill chick being raised by mother following its pair’s death found dead in nest near Coimbatore

hornbill chick raised by mother in coimbatore dies

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Man in Dharmapuri, allegedly drunk, booked for provoking elephant

Man in Dharmapuri, allegedly drunk, booked for provoking elephant

A man, allegedly drunk, who was caught on camera staggering towards a tusker and bowing before it in veneration, was booked by the Forest Department in Dharmapuri.

Forest department initiates SMS alerts to provide real time information on movement of elephants in Hosur

Forest department initiates SMS alerts to provide real time information on movement of elephants in Hosur

The Forest Department in Krishnagiri district has launched an SMS alert system to pass on real time information on the movement of elephants in Hosur forest division. The move comes in the wake of increasing incidents of negative interaction between humans and elephants, with the most recent death of a…

Elusive tigers that spread panic among villagers caught on camera trap at Loyapally in Palnadu district

Elusive tigers that spread panic among villagers caught on camera trap at Loyapally in Palnadu district

The three tigers—a female aged around six and two sub-adults aged around one-and-a-half—were caught on a camera trap installed by the Forest Department at Loyapally forest beat.

Non-customary practice of dumping clothes by pilgrims pollutes Vellingiri Hills

Non-customary practice of dumping clothes by pilgrims pollutes Vellingiri Hills

The practice of pilgrims abandoning their clothes after taking a bath in the Andisunai stream in the Vellingiri Hills in the Coimbatore district is polluting the reserve forest which is part of the ecologically-important Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR).

Leopard fear stalks Mookkenpetty in high-ranges

Leopard fear stalks Mookkenpetty in high-ranges

The leopard, according to the villagers, attacked and killed one of the goats reared by E.J. Muthusami, a livestock farmer at Arivickal in Mookkenpetty.

Arikompan is partially blind, says Kerala Forest dept. report

Arikompan is partially blind, says Kerala Forest dept. report

A report by the Forest department has stated that wild elephant Arikompan is partially blind.

In search of leopard prints: Ecotourism in 2023 boosts efforts to protect the majestic cats

In search of leopard prints: Ecotourism in 2023 boosts efforts to protect the majestic cats

A look at efforts to safeguard leopard population across India

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Spotted deer rescued from farm well in Tiruvannamalai

A two-year-old male spotted deer that fell into a 100-foot-deep farm well was rescued by the Forest Department and released into the Kannamadai reserve forest in Tiruvannamalai on Sunday.

Tusker Arikompan caught, to be released in Periyar sanctuary

Wild elephant Arikompan was tranquilized, radio-collared, and loaded onto a truck at Chinnakkanal in Idukki after a day-and-night operation in pouring rain

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.

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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Arikompan remains elusive, mission to capture tusker to resume today

With the wild tusker Arikompan remaining elusive throughout Friday, the Forest department decided to wind up the mission to capture the elephant for the day.

Mission Arikompan: expert panel approves new location

Mission Arikompan: expert panel approves new location

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