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Leopard that roamed in Bengaluru for 5 days shot dead
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The leopard was first captured in the Kudlu Gate area but a forest officer fired at it in self-defence when it tried to attack him at a veterinary hospital later and subsequently it died of bullet injuries, said forest officials.
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Tiger spotted at Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border; administration asks village
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Tension has gripped the Andhra Odisha Border (AOB) regions, particularly the Gajapati district in Odisha and sections of the Srikakulam district in Andhra Pradesh, following the presence of a tiger.
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TN: Wild tusker attacks forest officials in Gudalur, CCTV footage goes vir
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Forest Department received information that a single elephant was roaming in the village area in the Thondialam area, after which the department was engaged in security work to drive away the elephant.
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TN forest officials monitor wild elephants in Nilgiris as human-animal con
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu forest department officials have been monitoring the wild elephants in the Gudalur and the Pandalur areas of Nilgiri district as they increasingly enter the human habitats and cause destruction to properties and standing crops in the areas.
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3 forest officials including DFO held on bribery charges in Assam
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The sleuths of the Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption, Assam, caught red-handed and arrested three forest officials, including a Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), for taking bribes in Assam's Dhubri district on Thursday.
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Assam: 5 arrested with 8 rare species of animals including White-faced Mon
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
In a joint operation, police and forest officials rescued eight animals of rare species including Panamanian White-faced Capuchin (Cebus imitator- a rare species of monkey) and Black Gorillas from an area of Assam's Cachar district along Assam-Mizoram border on Monday, said a police official
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Another leopard captured in Andhra's Tirumala, 6th in two months
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Forest officials caught another leopard on Wednesday morning in Andhra Pradesh's Tirumala near the Narasimha Swamy temple taking the count to six, said officials.
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TN: Forest officials ban tourists in Moir Point in Kodaikanal after wild e
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Tamil Nadu Forest Department officials have imposed a ban on tourists visiting Moir Point in Kodaikanal as wild elephants have vandalised shops there.
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Operation Leopard: Fifth big cat captured near Andhra's Narasimhaswamy Tem
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Forest officials managed to trap and capture yet another leopard, taking the count to five, near the seventh mile of the Narasimhaswamy Temple in Andhra Pradesh in the early hours of Thursday.
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Adopt scientific measures to counter human-animal conflict: Karnataka CM S
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday expressed his concern over the increasing number of human-wild animal conflicts in the State and instructed the forest officials to adopt scientific measures to control the animals from entering the villages.
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Himachal: 10 people including 5 forest officials stuck in Mandi's Kol dam
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
As many as ten people, who got stuck in a boat at Kol dam reservoir in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi due failure of their vessel, have been rescued in a midnight operation, officials of NDRF said on Monday.
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Himachal rains: 10 people including 5 forest officials stuck in Koldam in
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
As per the Deputy Commissioner of Mandi Arindam Chaudhary, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and local administration teams are present on the spot for rescue operations.
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