Articles for Spotted Deer

With None to Protect, Deer in Damagundam Forest Fall Prey to Poaching
1 month, 2 weeks ago

With None to Protect, Deer in Damagundam Forest Fall Prey to Poaching

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The handing over by the forest department of a large tract of forest area in Damagundam in Vikarabad district to the Indian Navy recently is learnt to have turned into a death warrant for wildlife, particularly deer that live in the forest with reports of poaching of Chital, or Spotted Deer – incidentally the state animal of Telangana. “Ever …

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Tuberculosis suspected among spotted deer in IIT Madras
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Tuberculosis suspected among spotted deer in IIT Madras

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: In what could be a matter of serious concern, there may be a tuberculosis disease among the free-ranging spotted deer population inside IIT Madras. Chennai wildlife warden Manish Meena told TNIE, “As of now, it is only a suspicion. However, Meena defused any such fears saying there is no interaction between herds of IIT Madras and GNP as there …

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Spotted deers spell doom for mangroves in Andamans
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Spotted deers spell doom for mangroves in Andamans

Hindustan Times  

In the 1900s, the British introduced three species of deer into the Andaman islands: Axis axis, Muntiacus muntjak, and the hog deer. This proliferating population of spotted deer is damaging mangroves in the Andaman Islands, reports an April 2024 study by researchers from the Wildlife Institute of India. In their study, published in the Journal of Wildlife Science, the researchers …

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Spotted deer from Coimbatore’s landmark VOC Park Zoo released in the wild
7 months, 1 week ago

Spotted deer from Coimbatore’s landmark VOC Park Zoo released in the wild

The Hindu  

A total of 26 spotted deer that had been housed in the now defunct VOC Park Zoo in Coimbatore were released into the wild on Monday, May 13, 2024. The Forest Department said that 10 adult males, 11 females and five fawns were released into the wild at the Siruvani foothills, falling under the Boluvampatti forest range. A total of …

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Tamil Nadu: Seven people fined ₹50,000 each for hunting spotted deer in Hosur
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: Seven people fined ₹50,000 each for hunting spotted deer in Hosur

Hindustan Times  

Hosur, December 26 : Seven people were fined ₹50,000 each for allegedly hunting spotted deer and selling the meat, Denkanikottai Forest Department said. The forest department received information that a spotted deer was found dead in a public pond at Zuzuwadi village near Hosur. After this, the forest department went to the area to recover the body of the spotted …

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Man arrested for poaching spotted deer in Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary in Hosur
1 year, 7 months ago

Man arrested for poaching spotted deer in Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary in Hosur

The Hindu  

A man was arrested for poaching a spotted deer in Urigam in the Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary in the Hosur forest division on Tuesday. The accused person was caught along with the carcass by a Forest team that was patrolling the Billikal Reserve Forest in the Urigam forest range. The accused person, M. Paramasivan of Lakshimipuram village had entered with …

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Spotted deer now head into semi-urban and rural pockets of Coimbatore
1 year, 7 months ago

Spotted deer now head into semi-urban and rural pockets of Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Sightings of spotted deer in new places outside forests in Coimbatore district, as far as Selakkarichal in Sultanpet union, could be a sign of the herbivore population slowly extending their ranges to suitable habitats in semi-urban and rural pockets, according to the Forest Department and experts. People of Selakkarichal, around 10 km from Sulur, have been seeing a few spotted …

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Injured spotted deer recovers, returns to IIT-M premises
1 year, 7 months ago

Injured spotted deer recovers, returns to IIT-M premises

The Hindu  

The spotted deer, which was found with a broken hind leg and was rescued by the Forest Department from the Indian Institute of Technology Madras premises, has been released back into the wild after treatment. The adult chital was brought to the Besant Memorial Animal Dispensary by Forest Department officials, who received information about the injured animal from IIT-M security …

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Spotted deer, blackbucks set for translocation
2 years, 1 month ago

Spotted deer, blackbucks set for translocation

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: As many as 80 spotted deer including some blackbucks have been translocated from the Tungabhadra mini zoo located in the vicinity of Tungabhadra reservoir area of Hospet in Vijaynagar district and for release into reserve forest in Hiriyur taluk of Chitradurga district. Involved in translocation of deers, Kiran Kumar, director of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Zoological Park in Hospet, told …

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