Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that steps should be taken to prevent human-wildlife conflicts adding that funding to build barricades to prevent animals from coming out of forest areas will be looked into.
A search operation in the forest area of Kokernag is underway as the encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district enters the seventh day on Tuesday, according to the officials.
A search operation is underway in the forest area of Kokernag in Anantnag district where an encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists on September 13.
The Indian Army along with Jammu and Kashmir Police resumed operations on the sixth consecutive day against terrorists "holed up" in the forest area of the Gadole in the Kokernag area of Anantnag district.
In a bid to increase forest cover on the sides of national highways in Assam, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Environment and Forest Department, the Assam Government and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Saturday in the presence of the Minister of
A group of locals rescued the python with the help of forest officials. Later, it was released at Suang Reserve Forest Area in Nagaon District by locals with the help of forest staff.
"Three (03) jawans got injured in the #encounter. They are being evacuated to the hospital for treatment. Search in the area intensifies. Further details shall follow," they tweeted.
The body of the leopard was found late at night on Thursday. The age of the big cat is said to be around 5 years. On getting the information about the matter, the officials of the forest department rushed to the spot and started an investigation into the matter.
The Court has directed the Engineer-in-Chief, HPPWD to identify the official(s) who are overseeing this work and initiate appropriate disciplinary action against them for not ensuring that the Contractor/Sub Contractor, who are engaged to do this road work, utilize the designated sites for d
Agni, the male cheetah, sustained injuries following a fight between two groups of cheetahs at Kuno National Park's open forest area on Monday evening.