Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26 (BPNS) The local people of Attapadi in Palakkad district of Kerala have complained of a tiger reaching housing settlements and attacking domestic animals including cow, goat and dogs. People have in the complaint to the Forest authorities said that the tiger had reached the area where people live and have taken away […]
Chennai, Feb 1 (BPNS) A 50-year-old tribal woman, Maari was found dead on Wednesday morning at Theppekadu in Madumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR). The woman, according to her family and relatives had ventured into the forest area in Theppekadu on Tuesday evening for collecting firewood. After she was not found returning till Tuesday night, the family […]
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 29 (BPNS) A Leopard which broke open a chicken cage at a home in Palakkad during the early hours of Sunday was found dead in the morning. The leopard was trapped in the chicken cage of Philip, Manarkad. Philip while speaking to BPNS said, “ I woke up on hearing the cries of […]
Chennai, Jan 2 (BPNS) The Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) has sought permission from the Tamil Nadu Chief Conservator of Forests to provide live sambar and spotted deer to a tiger that has a dental problem and is under captivity at the ATR at an enclosure for the past one year. Permission is sought from Chief […]
Chennai, Oct 5 (BPNS) A leopard that was rescued from a snare in a private estate by the forest department and treated in a cage at Theppakadu died of the injuries it inflicted on its stomach. The leopard was under the treatment of forest department veterinarians, Dr. Rajesh Kumar and Dr. Sridhar at a cage […]
Chennai, Aug 20 (BPNS) A leopard that killed a four-year-old girl child on August 10 when she had gone into the thicket of a private tea estate in Udhagai North Forest range was captured and released into the Madhumalai Tiger Reserve on Saturday. Forest department officials of Tamil Nadu told BPNS that they had kept […]
Chennai, Aug 11 (BPNS) The Global Tiger Summit to be held in Chennai from October 17 to 19 by the Tamil Nadu government in association with the Union Government is likely to be postponed to April. Sources in the Tamil Nadu forest department told IANS that the event is likely to be pushed to April […]
Chennai, Aug 4 (BPNS) The Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) officials have released audio that warns local people of the movement of elephants and tigers in the area. The warning mainly intended for local people who are mostly workers in tea estates has directed people to avoid growing plants like mango, jackfruit, guava, and banana near […]
Chennai, June 21 (BPNS) When the carcass of a cow was found near the forest area at Talavadi on Monday, the local people alerted forest department officials of Jerahalli Forest Range under the Satyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) who identified the pug marks of the tiger near the carcass. It may be noted that this is […]
