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Four workers of private resort in Masinagudi arrested for feeding wild elephant
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Four workers of private resort in Masinagudi arrested for feeding wild elephant

The Hindu  

Four persons working at a private resort in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve were arrested and remanded to judicial custody on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, for feeding a wild elephant, reportedly to entertain visitors at their resort. Forest Department said that the four men were working at Avadale, a private resort functioning in the Singara Forest Range in Masinagudi. They checked …

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11 cows die of malnutrition in Nilgiris, fodder arranged from Thanjavur
7 months, 2 weeks ago

11 cows die of malnutrition in Nilgiris, fodder arranged from Thanjavur

New Indian Express  

NILGIRIS: After conducting an investigation into the death of 11 cows in and around Masinagudi in the last one month in the district, the Animal husbandry department on Monday said the animals did not die of starvation but due to malnutrition also known as Downer Cow Syndrome. According to sources, though many people in Masinagudi rear native cows, the owners …

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Ailing elephant that was treated by Forest Department dies in MTR
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Ailing elephant that was treated by Forest Department dies in MTR

The Hindu  

A six-year-old male elephant that was found in a weak state in Masinagudi in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve a few days ago was found dead on Tuesday. The cause of death of the animal could have possibly been exacerbated by the lack of rain in the landscape, leading to the deterioration of health of an already weak animal, Forest Department …

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Masinagudi hotel sealed for illegal liquor sale
9 months, 1 week ago

Masinagudi hotel sealed for illegal liquor sale

New Indian Express  

NILGIRIS: A bar and store room of a hotel at Masinagudi in the Nilgiris district was sealed by the officials of the Prohibition and Excise Department on Tuesday night. On December 1, 2023, the Madras High Court had ordered Nilgiris district collector P Aruna and the officials of the Prohibition and Excise department to carry out frequent inspection of bars …

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Tamil Nadu: Tree-top watchtower erected to monitor wildfire
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: Tree-top watchtower erected to monitor wildfire

New Indian Express  

NILGIRIS: As part of monitoring and dousing of forest fires, officials in Masinagudi forest range in Mudumalai Tiger Reserve additionally set up a tree-top watchtower, locally known as ‘paran’. A staff would be posted during the day time to monitor forest fires and inform other staff as part of preventing the spread of fire. Masinagudi Forest Range Officer N Balaji …

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Two elephants found dead in Masinagudi division of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
1 year, 7 months ago

Two elephants found dead in Masinagudi division of Mudumalai Tiger Reserve

The Hindu  

Two elephants were found dead within the limits of the Masinagudi division of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in the Nilgiris district. Post-mortem examination findings and preliminary investigations by the Forest Department suggested that the pachyderms could have died of ageing. In the first case, the carcass of a 60-year-old adult female elephant was found within the limits of Mavanalla station …

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Masinagudi residents plan protest against forest department over enforcement of SC verdict on Eco-Sensitive Zone
2 years, 3 months ago

Masinagudi residents plan protest against forest department over enforcement of SC verdict on Eco-Sensitive Zone

The Hindu  

Masinagudi residents, living in the buffer zone of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, have planned to stage a protest against the Forest department on Monday alleging that the rules enforced by the department threaten their livelihoods. The Forest Department has been enforcing the High Court’s order banning cattle grazing inside tiger reserves, as well as the Supreme Court’s order to create …

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The 21-day operation to capture tiger T23
3 years, 1 month ago

The 21-day operation to capture tiger T23

The Hindu  

THE methodical operation to capture Tiger 23, a “problematic” tiger in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu, made headlines in September-October. On October 1, after the tiger killed a tribal person at Masinagudi, Shekhar Kumar Niraj, Chief Wildlife Warden, issued an order to hunt the animal, and the State Forest Department launched a massive operation. T23 was a dominant …

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Tiger T-23 captured by forest officials in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris after 21-day hunt
3 years, 2 months ago

Tiger T-23 captured by forest officials in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris after 21-day hunt

Firstpost  

The tiger had been a menace to villagers of Gudalur and Masinagudi after it killed four people, the most recent being a 85-year-old man The elusive man-eating tiger has finally been captured in Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu after being twice hit by tranquilizer darts in the last 14 hours, forest officials said on Friday. pic.twitter.com/PX9OetiP0G — Mugilan Chandrakumar October …

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Capture Tiger T23 alive, Madras HC orders Tamil Nadu forest department
3 years, 2 months ago

Capture Tiger T23 alive, Madras HC orders Tamil Nadu forest department

Firstpost  

The fourth human death had prompted chief conservator Shekar Kumar Niraj to release an order to hunt down the tiger on 1 October A tiger, coded T23, has been responsible for the death of four humans and around 20 cattle in the Gudalur-Mudumalai Forest Range in Nilgiris. The fourth human death had prompted chief conservator Shekar Kumar Niraj to release …

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Masinagudi, Tamil Nadu: Elephant attacked with burning tyre, dies
3 years, 11 months ago

Masinagudi, Tamil Nadu: Elephant attacked with burning tyre, dies

Op India  

An elephant has died in Masinagudi in the Nilgiri district of Tamil Nadu after locals attempted to chase it away with fire. A #Forestor who was taking care of an injured elephant in masinagudi, @MudumalaiTR, #Tamilnadu, crying after its death.#GreenWarriors@narendramodi @PrakashJavdekar @vijayanpinarayi https://t.co/p9DPC1Yvp8 — IFS Association January 20, 2021 According to a provisional diagnosis, septic pistulla filled with pus and …

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