Karnataka: Meat bombs the new modus operandi of wildlife killers
7 years, 11 months ago

Karnataka: Meat bombs the new modus operandi of wildlife killers

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Where once only one larger than life, notorious wildlife poacher Sansar Chand ruled the forests of Karnataka, today a dozen more, splinter groups with agents in the international grey market call the shots. In Lokkere range in Bandipur Tiger Reserve’s Kundakere range in Gundulpet taluk, Chamrajnagar district, a new gang of poachers-hunters with old ties to Chand, is reportedly active, poaching cheetal and wild boars using meat bombs. The death of Karnataka’s best photographed tiger - Prince - continues to be shrouded in mystery with a section of environmentalists and wildlife conservationists confirming that Prince was a victim of the nasty meat bomb explosion and poaching. He added that in the absence of deep jungle patrolling by the forest guards, poachers with the help of villagers in Kodihalli and other villages in the border areas kill these wild animals using meat bombs.

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Bullocks Killed by Crude Bombs Meant for Wildlife in Asifabad District
6 days, 3 hours ago

Bullocks Killed by Crude Bombs Meant for Wildlife in Asifabad District

Deccan Chronicle  

Adilabad: Poachers targeting wild boars and antelopes with crude bombs, locally known as ‘Natu Bambulu,’ have sparked alarm in Komaram Bheem Asifabad district. Villagers in the district accuse forest staff of failing to monitor poacher activity, which intensifies in summer when wildlife such as wild boars, antelopes, and even tigers and leopards move closer to water sources. The Kagaznagar forest …

Wildlife conservationist seeks revival of anti-poaching camps in Belagavi district
1 week, 3 days ago

Wildlife conservationist seeks revival of anti-poaching camps in Belagavi district

The Hindu  

A Belagavi-based wildlife conservationist has urged the government of Karnataka to revive anti-poaching camps to protect wildlife along the inter-State borders in Belagavi district. “Keeping these aspects in mind, many anti-poaching camps and check posts were established in Khanapur, Londa, Kanakumbi, Nagargali ranges in the past. Hence, lack of permanent staff and also non-functional APCs or check posts in territorial …

Fed up with wild animal attacks, panchayat in Kerala’s Kozhikode decides to shoot them
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Fed up with wild animal attacks, panchayat in Kerala’s Kozhikode decides to shoot them

The Hindu  

A grama panchayat in Kozhikode district of Kerala has decided to shoot down wild animals if they are found anywhere in human habitations. The Chakkittapara grama panchayat is planning to have around 20 empanelled shooters for the purpose in the wake of frequent and recurring attacks by leopards, tigers, wild boars, bisons, and wild elephants on the people and their …

Kerala’s wild boar invasion: Farmers abandon crops as feral menace spreads across 11 districts
2 months ago

Kerala’s wild boar invasion: Farmers abandon crops as feral menace spreads across 11 districts

The Hindu  

Asokan, a 54-year-old rubber tapper in Pullumpara panchayat in Nedumangadu taluk, says the dread of wild boars has swamped the tiny hamlet on the banks of upstream Vamanapuram river. He says wild boars foray out of the government’s nearby Manchiyam reserve in droves, imperilling human life and posing an almost existential threat to local farmers. “In 2022, the Kerala government …

Tigers on the prowl in Adilabad, trigger fear among locals
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Tigers on the prowl in Adilabad, trigger fear among locals

New Indian Express  

ADILABAD: Two tigers that migrated from Maharashtra’s Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve are causing panic among residents in the erstwhile Adilabad district. On Sunday morning, a tiger killed nine goats on the outskirts of Dhanapur village in Asifabad mandal, further escalating fear among locals. Meanwhile, forest officials have imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita in …

Forest Department Cracks Down on Illegal Deer Hunting in Nagarahole
7 months ago

Forest Department Cracks Down on Illegal Deer Hunting in Nagarahole

Hindustan Times  

Forest department officials arrested a man for reportedly smuggling deer meat in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve in Veeranhosahalli area, people aware of the matter said. According to forest department officials, during a raid, they confiscated two kilograms of deer meat, deer hide, a motorcycle, and a mobile phone from Rudra. Acting on this information, range forest officer Subramanya KE from the …

Three arrested for poisoning tigers in Bitherkad in T.N.
7 months ago

Three arrested for poisoning tigers in Bitherkad in T.N.

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Forest Department arrested three persons for allegedly poisoning the carcass of a wild boar so as to poach two tigers that subsequently died of poisoning in the Bitherkad forest range in Sussex Estate, a part of the Gudalur forest division, a few days ago. They confessed to poisoning the wild boar using an insecticide, which contained 3 …

Assam: Two poachers arrested in Kaziranga with Hog Deer meat
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Assam: Two poachers arrested in Kaziranga with Hog Deer meat

Hindustan Times  

Two suspected poachers were arrested in Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve on Wednesday evening with meat of Hog Deer, officials said. “At around 7:52pm on Wednesday, the vehicle was intercepted and approximately 7.15 kilograms of hog deer meat was recovered from it,” Sonali Ghosh, director of Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve, said. At least 11 animals died …

Suspected tiger attacks on livestock sparks panic among residents in Odisha
1 year ago

Suspected tiger attacks on livestock sparks panic among residents in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BERHAMPUR: Panic gripped residents of villages near the north Ghumusur Forest Division in Ganjam district following the reported killing of three cattle, including a calf, suspectedly by a tiger near Buduli village. The presence of the tiger became apparent when a villager Santosh Gouda found three of his cattle missing from the shed in a cashew nut orchard at Kumutibanjar …

Tiger attacks on cattle in NSTR limits cause fear among villagers in Prakasam
1 year ago

Tiger attacks on cattle in NSTR limits cause fear among villagers in Prakasam

New Indian Express  

ONGOLE: The recent attacks on cattle by a tiger in the Nagarajunasagar Srisailam Tiger Reserve have once again instilled fear among the residents of the forest fringe villages in Peddaraveedu mandal in Prakasam district. According to villages, two cows were attacked by a big cat on Tuesday, while they were grazing near the Gundamcherla-Katamraju temple area. Prior to this incident, …

Elusive tiger kills 42-year-old man in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagara district
1 year, 4 months ago

Elusive tiger kills 42-year-old man in Karnataka’s Chamarajanagara district

Hindustan Times  

42-year-old farmer has been killed by a tiger while working in his fields in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve area of Chamarajanagara district, forest officials familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, adding that they have intensified the search operation for the tiger who earlier attacked another villager. According to forest officials, the incident occurred at the Moleyur range forest area …

Another tiger dies in Maharashtra, 28 since January this year
1 year, 7 months ago

Another tiger dies in Maharashtra, 28 since January this year

Hindustan Times  

As many as 28 tigers were either found dead or were victims of poaching in Maharashtra since January this year. A full-grown tiger died of suspected electrocution in the vicinity of Khandal village under the neighbouring Bhandara forest division in the Tumsar forest range on Wednesday evening. Jhakad not only The recent tiger death near Tumsar, though, was not an …

Odisha: Forest officer shot dead inside Similipal tiger reserve by poachers
1 year, 9 months ago

Odisha: Forest officer shot dead inside Similipal tiger reserve by poachers

Hindustan Times  

A forest officer patrolling the Similipal Tiger Reserve was allegedly shot dead by poachers late Friday night, officials said. Mati Hansdah, forester in Upper Barahakumuda range was killed by poachers Officials said Mati Hansdah, a tribal forester, along with other forest officials was patrolling near Gamchacharan beat camp in the Upper Barahakumuda range which is part of the core area …

Shooters’ team helps harried farmers by culling wild boars
2 years ago

Shooters’ team helps harried farmers by culling wild boars

The Hindu  

A team of shooters and dog-handlers are in great demand among State farmers harried by the recurrent attacks of wild boars. Recently, when the Enmakaje grama panchayat used the power entrusted to local bodies by the Forest department to cull wild boars, for the first time in Kasaragod district, it was K.P. But when our service is needed, we assist …

Tiger spotted in Palimela, fear grips villagers
2 years, 7 months ago

Tiger spotted in Palimela, fear grips villagers

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: After a flood-stranded tiger entered Kotapalli village in Mancherial district, another 'big cat' is prowling the dense forests bordering Jayashankar Bhupalpally and Mulugu districts. Telangana forest department officials have intensified their search for the tiger that is believed to have killed a cow in the Palimela mandal of Jayashankar Bhupalpally district. Following information from Timmetigudem villagers that a cow …

Govt. empowers local bodies to cull wild boars
2 years, 10 months ago

Govt. empowers local bodies to cull wild boars

The Hindu  

In a significant decision, the Kerala government has empowered local bodies to cull wild boars that pose a threat to agriculture crops or human life. Saseendran said the Cabinet had decided to appoint the chairpersons of local bodies as honorary wildlife wardens after the Central government turned down a suggestion by the State to declare wild boars as vermin. “Section …

Poaching on forest fringes
2 years, 11 months ago

Poaching on forest fringes

The Hindu  

Roads of IOB Colony at the foothills of Maruthamalai near Coimbatore had vehicles on the move and residents were yet to hit the beds on the night of July 4, 2021, when they heard a gunshot. A 2020 study, ‘Ranger survey reveals conservation issues across protected and outside protected areas in southern India’, for which authors interviewed 79 forest range …

Panic after tiger kills 15 animals in Kerala, 150 officials and Kumki elephants roped in to hunt big cat
3 years, 3 months ago

Panic after tiger kills 15 animals in Kerala, 150 officials and Kumki elephants roped in to hunt big cat

Firstpost  

As per reports, the animal has been in the Mananthavady region of the Wayanad district for 17 days and the forest officials are taking strict measures to ensure that the tiger is caught The people of Mananthavady region, Kerala, have been living in a state of fear and panic for more than two weeks now due to a tiger, which …

'No Plan To Kill Or Maim Man Eating 'MDT 23' Tiger': TN Forest Officials Inform Madras High Court
3 years, 5 months ago

'No Plan To Kill Or Maim Man Eating 'MDT 23' Tiger': TN Forest Officials Inform Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Tamil Nadu informed the Madras High Court on Tuesday that there was no plan to kill or maim the 'MDT 23' tiger which has triggered panic for allegedly killing humans and livestock in Gudalur division of Nilgiris district. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee and Justice P.D Audikesavalu observed, "The Principal Chief Conservator. …

Forest officials impose curbs on hunting wildlife during Dasara
4 years, 5 months ago

Forest officials impose curbs on hunting wildlife during Dasara

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Foresters are on high alert to prevent hunting and poaching of wild animals like wild boar and spotted deer for their meat in the fringe areas of reserve forests and sanctuaries, given the huge demand for the meat especially during Darasa in parts of Andhra Pradesh. The flying squad of Guntur circle is sensitising villagers on wildlife protection, especially …

To protect tigers, India needs more better-equipped forest personnel
6 years, 1 month ago

To protect tigers, India needs more better-equipped forest personnel

Hindustan Times  

At a time when there are almost daily reports of man-animal conflicts across the country, the Indian government’s pledge to protect tiger habitats and tiger corridors is a heartening piece of news. The second part of the promise is of utmost important because, while India’s total tiger population went up from 1,411 in 2006 to 1,706 in 2010 and 2,226 …

Explosives kill chital, forest officials on vigil
6 years, 10 months ago

Explosives kill chital, forest officials on vigil

Hindustan Times  

A spotted deer, commonly called chital, died after it bit a ball-like substance stuffed with explosives, which was kept by suspected poachers in Ramnagar forests in Nainital district, forest officials said on Sunday. A spotted deer, commonly called chital, died after it ate a ball-like substance stuffed with explosives, which was kept by suspected poachers in Ramnagar forests in Nainital …

Dedicated foresters fume over poachers' nexus with politicians and officials
7 years, 1 month ago

Dedicated foresters fume over poachers' nexus with politicians and officials

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Dedicated foresters probing wildlife crime in the state are upset with the growing incidence of a nexus between poachers', department insiders and politicians. Members of DMK, AIADMK and Congress are also in the coterie of poachers particularly those smuggling red sanders and venison, highly placed foresters told DC sharing the recent arrest of Anaicutt Babu, a prominent DMK functionary …

Wayanad: Farmers, greens stress swift animal rehab
8 years ago

Wayanad: Farmers, greens stress swift animal rehab

Deccan Chronicle  

KALPETTA: The swiftness with which a leopard that entered Kannur city was tranquilised and removed by the Forest Department has kicked off a discussion on the value of life in Wayanad. Farmers’ organisations and greens of Wayanad feel that the top officials are lethargic in acting whenever there is wildlife attack in Wayanad where as they act swiftly in case …

Elephant poachers ‘active’ in Tamil Nadu forests again
9 years, 4 months ago

Elephant poachers ‘active’ in Tamil Nadu forests again

The Hindu  

If confessions of a group of active elephant poachers are to be believed, it alone killed 16 tuskers in Tamil Nadu forests in the past six-seven years. After the confessions, the Deputy Director of the Periyar Tiger Reserve John Mathew wrote to the officers concerned in the Tamil Nadu Forest Department to take the poachers into custody and probe further. …

Tiger kills cowherd in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
9 years, 7 months ago

Tiger kills cowherd in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve

Hindustan Times  

A man was mauled to death by a tiger in Madhya Pradesh’s Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve on Saturday, a forest official said. Tigress-Kankati-and-her-three-cubs-at-Bandhavgarh-Tiger-Reserve-A-few-weeks-after-these-photos-were-taken-by-HT-the-tigress--and-two-cubs-died-in-a-territorial-fight-Neeraj-Santoshi-HT-photo The victim, identified as Sonelal Rai, was grazing his cattle along with two other villagers in the buffer zone of the reserve when a tiger pounced on him and mauled him to death, said CH Murlikrishnan, the field …

Tiger kills cowherd in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
9 years, 7 months ago

Tiger kills cowherd in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve

Hindustan Times  

A tiger killed a cowherd in the buffer zone of Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve in Umaria district on Saturday. Field director Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve CH Murlikrishnan told HT over phone that one Sonelal Rai, who lived in Dhamohkhar village of the buffer zone, was grazing his cattle, along with two other villagers when a tiger pounced on him and mauled him. …

India's tigers in fresh danger with poachers back on the prowl
12 years, 7 months ago

India's tigers in fresh danger with poachers back on the prowl

Firstpost  

Some 45 tigers have been killed by poachers in seven months, pointing to a resurgence in poaching activity, with many of these killers back on their beat. Last week, Gurgaon police nabbed Bheema, one of India’s most notorious tiger poachers, along with a tiger skin. Arrested in Ballabgarh in Uttar Pradesh in 2009 for tiger poaching, he is one of …

Tiger trapped in coffee estate, freed in forest
13 years ago

Tiger trapped in coffee estate, freed in forest

The Hindu  

A five-year-old male tiger that spread panic at Krishnagiri, near Meenangadi in Kerala's Wayanad district, was trapped by Forest and Wildlife Department officials in a coffee plantation on Monday. The animal walked into the trap around 4 a.m. and was at once shifted with the cage to the Kurichyad forest range under the Wayanad Wild Life Sanctuary, nearly 35 km …

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