Chennai, Sept 20 (BPNS) The forest department of Tamil Nadu will be conducting an annual monitoring of tiger population in The Nilgiris district as per the protocols established in the Madumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR). This was announced by D. Venkatesh, Field Director and Conservator of Forests, Madumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) on Wednesday while addressing media […]
Wild life activists demand detailed probe as 9 tigers found dead since August in Nilgiris forest
Chennai, Sept 19 (BPNS) Wild life conservationists and activists have demanded a detailed probe into the death of 9 tigers in the forest ranges of The Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. These deaths had occurred since August 16, 2023 and in a span of a month and a few days nine tigers dying is huge. […]
TN forest dept constitute 20 member team to probe death of two tigers
Chennai, Sept 10 (BPNS) Tamil Nadu forest department has constituted a 20 member team to probe into the death of two tigers near the Avalanche dam in The Nilgiris district of the state. A team of forest department officials have found the carcasses of two tigresses were found near the Avalanche dam on Saturday evening. […]
Kerala Forest department issues alert after leopards spotted in Idukki
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 20 (BPNS) The Kerala forest department has issued an alert after two leopards were spotted at Vallakadavu in Vandiperiyar of Idukki district. The place where the two leopards were spotted is a densely populated area. Johnson, an autodriver who spotted the leopards while speaking to IANS said, “I was riding a two wheeler […]
Four fold increase in Tiger population in TN in sixteen years
TN forest dept to build 4 hectare natural enclosure for rewilding of tiger cub
Chennai, May 27 (BPNS) The Tamil Nadu forest department is to build a 4-hectare natural enclosure for rewilding a two-year-old orphaned tiger cub. The estimated cost of the four-hectare natural habitat is around 3.5 crore rupees, sources in the Tamil Nadu forest department told BPNS. The natural habitat is coming up in the Anamalai Tiger […]
Tiger kills goat, people of Attapadi, Kerala wants forest dept to capture it
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 […]
Tribal woman dies of suspected tiger attack in TN
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 […]
Leopard on prowl trapped in chicken cage, dies in Palakkad, Kerala
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 […]
ATR seeks permission for feeding live deer to ailing tiger
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 […]