Forest Department
- Chennai
TN: 7 people fined Rs 50,000 each for hunting spotted deer in Hosur
Hosur: Seven people were fined Rs 50,000 each for allegedly hunting spotted deer and selling the meat, Denkanikottai Forest Department said. The accused were identified as Chellappan (65), Ramraj (31), Rajiv (31),…
- Andhra Pradesh
Himalayan black bear mauls Zoo keeper to death in AP
Visakhapatnam: A 23-year-old animal keeper was mauled to death by a Himalayan black bear in the Indira Gandhi Zoological Park (Vizag Zoo) on Monday. B Nagesh Babu was attacked by Jihwan, the…
- India
HP: 10 people, including 5 forest dept employees, trapped in Mandi dam
Shimla: Ten people, including five employees of the forest department, were trapped at the Kol Dam Hydel Project in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district on Sunday, officials said. “The situation is not life…
- India
Tiger cubs’ death in Bengal Safari Park: Forest department holds mother responsible
Kolkata: The West Bengal Zoo Authority, along with the state forest department, has come up with a face-saving report on the death of two tiger cubs at Bengal Safari Park at Siliguri…
- India
Tiger cubs found dead in TN reserve; probe ordered
Mudumalai: Two tiger cubs were found dead at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and a probe has been ordered to ascertain the reason for their death, Forest Department officials said on Thursday. The…
- India
Bengal to set up super-specialty hospital for tigers in Sunderbans
Kolkata: In a first of its kind, the forest department of West Bengal in association with the state zoo authority has decided to set up a supers-specialty hospital in the Sunderbans with…
- Telangana
Telangana: Wild bear spotted in Karimnagar residential area
Hyderabad: A wild sloth bear that panicked residents after it entered a locality in Karimnagar was trapped by forest officials on Saturday. Operations for trapping the bears were set in place after…
- Telangana
Telangana: ‘Scientific Beekeeping’ seminar held in Mulugu
Hyderabad: The Integrated Development Beekeeping Center (IBDC) organized a state-level seminar on ‘Scientific Beekeeping’ on Monday. The seminar aimed to promote the adoption of scientific practices in beekeeping and create awareness about…
- India
62-year-old woman mauled to death by leopard in Uttarkashi
Uttarkashi: A woman was mauled to death by a leopard in a village in Chinyalisaur block here on Friday, the village head said. Bhagirathi Devi (42) was attacked by the leopard when…
- India
Tusker ‘Arikomban’ spotted near Kodayar dam in TN
Chennai: Rogue tusker ‘Arikomban’ which was tranquilised and captured from Cumbum in Tamil Nadu’s Theni district on Monday, has been spotted near the Kodayar dam. The elephant which was first captured by the…
- Telangana
Telangana: Rescued sloth bear released in forest
Hyderabad: Telangana Forest Department has rescued a sloth bear which was hiding in a house in Suryapet and released it in forest, officials said on Tuesday. The District Forest Officer, Suryapeta rescued…
- Telangana
Rakesh Dobriyal appointed Telangana’s forest force chief
Hyderabad: Senior IFS officer Rakesh Mohan Dobriyal has been appointed as the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF), HoFF (Head of Forest Force). Also ReadTelangana Junior Panchayat Secys end strike, rejoin duties…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Nehru Zoological Park ticket prices to go up
Hyderabad: The Nehru Zoological Park experience in the city is going to become more expensive, as the forest department seeks to raise revenue by increasing the admission price. The decision was taken…
- India
WB: 1.5K camera traps to be installed to track tiger movement
Kolkata: In an attempt to track the movement of Royal Bengal tigers reportedly frequenting the forest zones in north Bengal, the state forest department has decided to install 1,500 camera traps in…
- India
Uttar Pradesh man who rescued, cared for Sarus crane booked
Amethi: The Forest department has filed a case and issued a notice to an Uttar Pradesh man who rescued a Sarus crane and took care of it for a year, officials said.…
