Karnataka forest dept. to use steel wires to stop Elephants straying outside the forest

Karnataka : Going another step ahead to prevent the Elephants entering into the human habitat and restrict them in the forests and national parks, the Forest department of Karnataka has come up with a new master plan. After getting success in the pilot project that was implemented at Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary near Hosur by the […]

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More threat to the pollinators by the increasing ‘Air Pollution’

The humans get the fruits from one plant or tree only when the flowering happens and then the pollination process is done. The butterflies, bees and other insects play a key role in pollinating the flowers when they travel from one flower to another. However, in recent findings, the researchers observed that the air pollution […]

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Gang of rare ‘Red Sand Boa’ snake smugglers bursted in Karnataka

A special forest mobile police team of Belagavi district in Karnataka has bursted a gang of three persons who were caught red handed while trying to trade a rare alive ‘Red Sand Boa’ snake at Raibag town of Belagavi district in Karnataka. The arrested accused are identified as Beerappa Hirekodi(32), Satteppa Mallappa Hirekodi(42) both residents […]

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Racket involved in smuggling 170 rare turtle’s busted in Bengaluru

Bengaluru (Karnataka): In a major swift action, the Bengaluru police has succeeded in cracking down a racket involved in smuggling the rare 170 star turtle’s at ‘Kalasi Palya police station limits in Bengaluru. The accused were transporting the star turtle’s in a bag from private bus stand near the city market. Now the turtle’s have […]

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The Shola forests of Chikka Mangaluru facing threat of coffee planters

Karnataka : ‘Shola forest’ which is topped in the list of 16 forests of India in ‘ high density forest’ and has capacity to store the rainwater like sponge is now under threat. Let’s read the story and understand the threats. Shola forest situated in the foothills of the Chikkamagaluru district in Karnataka is a […]

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Solar fencing takes the life of three elephants in a week in Karnataka

Picture courtesy- The New Indian Express Karnataka: A baby elephant died after touching the Solar electric fencing at Kodagu district of Karnataka state on July 18. About eight years old male baby elephant unknowingly went in contact with the solar electric fencing that was installed to the agricultural farm at Morikallu village in Areyuru taluk in […]

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Fencing has killed about 67 leopards in the past 12 years in Karnataka

Bengaluru: The recent research report has revealed that the death of Leopards in Karnataka has increased due to the electric fencing installed on the small forest lands, areca nut farms, sugar cane farms in the state of Karnataka in India. A team comprising of wildlife scientists Dr Sanjay Gubbi Aparna Kolekar and Dr Vijaykumar has exposed […]

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