The Latest Breaking News from the forest department

Shivamogga Deputy Commissioner R. Selvamani has directed the officers of the Forest Department to stop illegal sand mining activities reported in the forest areas of the district.

The wild tusker that was captured after it killed a girl and left two seriously injured, including a veterinarian of the Forest Department, was taken out of the kraal at Sakrebailu elephant camp near Shivamogga on Monday. The animal was kept in the kraal, a wooden enclosure, for almost 80…

The Forest department is gearing up to launch the second phase of the drive to eradicate Senna spectabilis (calceolaria shower), an invasive plant species known for its rampant growth, in the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS), an integral part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR).

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 Forest Department is taking foolproof safety measures for the pedestrians trekking the Tirumala ghat roads, says top forest official Y. Madhusudhana Reddy.

The Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru has been urged to divest the University of Mysore of its responsibility of managing the Kukkarahalli lake.

1.83 lakh Olive Ridley hatchlings released into sea along T.N. coast this year

The attempt to translocate an elephant is two-fold: to give the elephant a second chance at a life in the wild, and to provide villagers peace of mind from the threat of attacks for food. A key stakeholder is the forest department.

The Forest Department on Friday issued an order to tranquillise and treat the wild elephant nicknamed Baahubali, which is accustomed to raiding crops in and around Mettupalayam in Coimbatore district, for an injury spotted in its mouth.