After a safari video posted by Raveena Tandon from Madhya Pradhesh's Satpura Tiger Reserve on her social media stoked a row with forest authorities raising questions over the close proximity of the actor with a tigress, the actor on Wednesday clarified that she has not flouted any guideli
The forest department has got the picture of the tiger in two different trap cameras installed in the area for 25 days. They also found pug marks (footprints) and faeces of the tiger in the reserve.
Divisional forest officer Sanjay Yadav said, "The body of an elephant was found again in the forest near Pakni village of Ghui Forest Examination Centre. The age of the elephant is said to be 20 to 25 years and the cause of the death is still unknown."
Forest officers on Tuesday arrested a farmer in the Krishnagiri district, accused of digging a hole and burying a four-year-old baby elephant, who died of electrocution, without informing the forest department, officials said.
A few villagers passing near the forest saw the carcass of the elephant and they informed the forest department about the incident. Upon getting the information about the incident, the forest official along with the team rushed to the spot.
The Union minister said the production, sale and marketing need to be taken up through a collaborative method, involving the state Forest department and J&K Medicinal Plants Board.
Korba (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 23 (ANI): The team of Katghora forest department on Sunday solved the mystery of a one-year-old elephant allegedly killed and buried in a field in the forest range of Katghora forest division in Chhattisgarh's Korba district.
Surajpur (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 18 (ANI): In a joint operation of Jabalpur and Surajpur forest department, six accused were arrested with tiger and leopard skins in Biharpur, Surajpur district, an official said on Tuesday.
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 17 (ANI): After a postmortem examination was conducted, the forest officials on Sunday confirmed that the tusk of the dead elephant found in Coimbatore was removed days after its death.
Idukki (Kerala) [India], October 5 (ANI): The tigress caught from Munnar's Nyamakkad Estate on Tuesday after preying on 10 cattle has been taken to the Devikulam Central Nursery Compound of the Forest Department for medical examination and is not in a condition to be released in the forest,