Wild gaur on the loose in Thiruvananthapuram's Technocity; special team deployed to tranquillise it
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Wild gaur on the loose in Thiruvananthapuram's Technocity; special team deployed to tranquillise it

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Residents of Andoorkonam in the state capital were startled and left in shock and fear after spotting a wild gaur roaming near Technocity campus. The young wild gaur, typically found in dense forest, strayed far from its natural habitat, triggering concern among locals. On Tuesday, the panchayat authorities reported about the presence of the wild gaur to the forest department. Hence we called it a day for today and the team will resume attempts to safely tranquillise the animal tomorrow morning at 6.30 am,” said an official of the forest department.

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Foresters in Nilgiri search for injured gaur as video goes viral
3 months ago

Foresters in Nilgiri search for injured gaur as video goes viral

New Indian Express  

NILGIRIS: A gaur was spotted roaming with injuries, as a sharp object could have stuck on its right leg, at Karumpalam-Sogathurai road near Coonoor in the district. Nilgiris forest department staff are taking steps to treat the animal, which is roaming with a herd. Coonoor forest range officer N Ravindranath has formed a ten-member team to trace the animal, and …

Wild gaur found in Thiruvananthapuram's Technocity tranquillised
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Wild gaur found in Thiruvananthapuram's Technocity tranquillised

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The wild gaur that was on the loose in the state capital causing panic and alarm among the residents of Andoorkonam panchayat and nearby areas has been finally tranquillised by the rapid response team near Pirappancode in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. The unexpected appearance of the wild gaur in the suburbs of the capital city had triggered widespread panic, with …

Indian gaur makes a sudden appearance in Andhra Pradesh’s Nallamala forest after decades
8 months, 1 week ago

Indian gaur makes a sudden appearance in Andhra Pradesh’s Nallamala forest after decades

The Hindu  

The sighting of an Indian gaur in the Atmakur stretch of Nallamala forest in Andhra Pradesh’s Nandyal district has delighted the forest officials as their conservation measures are beginning to bear fruit. Though the local tribes and the Forest Department’s old records ascertain its presence in the past, it was, however, not clear when the last animal migrated out of …

Wild gaur, the new villain in Kerala
1 year, 9 months ago

Wild gaur, the new villain in Kerala

The Hindu  

Purathel Chacko, a septuagenarian of Kanamala, near Kottayam, was scanning the headlines of a newspaper on his veranda when he heard a shuffling sound a few yards from his home. The four back-to-back cases of gaur attack have put the Forest department and the State government on the back foot as the incidents triggered waves of unrest in different parts …

Focus on spotted deer, wild gaur in Salem animal count
5 years, 10 months ago

Focus on spotted deer, wild gaur in Salem animal count

Deccan Chronicle  

Salem: As the first formal ‘animal census’ now on in the forest areas of Salem district is to conclude on Sunday, the spotlight has turned on a visible presence of the wild gaur or the Indian bison, spotted deer and evidence of more elephants moving towards Mettur side. These preliminary observations were made here on Saturday by Mr. Gokul of …

Gaur strays into Ooty town, hits business for the day
6 years, 6 months ago

Gaur strays into Ooty town, hits business for the day

Deccan Chronicle  

Ooty: A wild gaur, commonly known as Indian Bison, which strayed into the busy Commercial road area here on Monday, took shelter amidst the bushes and grass cover in a vacant land at Rajhans junction there. The wild gaur’s intrusion into the heart of Ooty’s commercial area also unwittingly caused loss to the Tamil Nadu exchequer, as the animal’s sudden …

Wild gaur menace enters Ooty town limits
7 years ago

Wild gaur menace enters Ooty town limits

Deccan Chronicle  

OOTY: Wild gaur menace and threat has begun to creep into the town limits here again, public here want the foresters to be active round-the-clock to tackle the man-animal conflict in the backdrop of drying jungles forcing wild animals to stray out. Although the gaur menace had been confined to forest fringes in the hills so far, now, things have …

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