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Odisha: Another tigress brought from Maharashtra, released in soft enclosure in Similipal
1 month, 1 week ago

Odisha: Another tigress brought from Maharashtra, released in soft enclosure in Similipal

Deccan Chronicle  

Baripada: Another tigress brought from Maharashtra was released in a 'soft enclosure' in the core area of the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha on Friday, officials said. The three-year-old tigress, named Zeenat, was brought to the STR on Thursday evening from Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra, they said. Another tigress was brought to Similipal on October 27 with the approval …

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Odisha to Get First Tiger from Maharashtra on Sunday Night
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Odisha to Get First Tiger from Maharashtra on Sunday Night

New Indian Express  

Odisha is set to get its first tiger from Maharashtra on Sunday night in a major relocation project aimed at improving the genetic diversity of the striped predators in the Similipal landscape. The female tiger from Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) will be transported in a special vehicle via road and is expected to be shifted to Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) …

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Trespasser held in STR, poaching articles seized
2 months ago

Trespasser held in STR, poaching articles seized

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: The Similipal Tiger Reserve officials have seized illegal firearm and other poaching materials from the possession of a person who was trying to trespass into the protected area on Friday. Deputy director of STR south division Samrat Gowda said, he was arrested based on the footage captured by the cameras installed in the STR, showing him carrying a country …

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Two tribal settlements at Talavadi Hills in Tamil Nadu to get tar-topped roads
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Two tribal settlements at Talavadi Hills in Tamil Nadu to get tar-topped roads

The Hindu  

Three tribal settlements in the Talavadi Hills, within the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu, are set to receive tar-topped roads at a total cost of ₹2.41 crore. The settlements — Kalithimbam, Mavanatham, and Ramanarai — comprise 75, 90, and 37 families, respectively, and are currently accessible only via mud roads. The existing roads have suffered extensive damage due to …

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5 tigers to be shifted to Rajasthan from MP, Maharashtra to improve gene pool
3 months, 3 weeks ago

5 tigers to be shifted to Rajasthan from MP, Maharashtra to improve gene pool

Hindustan Times  

Jaipur: Rajasthan is soon expected to receive five tigers from Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra to improve the tigers gene pool in the state and prevent inbreeding, officials said. After approval from the National Tiger Conservation Authority, a senior forest official familiar with the development said, “The NTCA has given in principle approval for relocating five tigers to Rajasthan from Madhya …

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Five poachers caught on camera in STR, arrested with guns
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Five poachers caught on camera in STR, arrested with guns

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: Forest officials of Pithabata South Wildlife range under Similipal Tiger Reserve arrested five suspected poachers and seized four guns from their possession on Wednesday. The accused are Karunakar Mallick, Kartika Bhakta, Bhola Bhakta, Gunu Bhakta and Rabi Bhakta, all residents of Besarpani village within Baripada Sadar police limits. Deputy director of STR South Wildlife Division Samrat Gowda said recently, …

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Seven arrested for illegal trade of elephant tusks in Odisha
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Seven arrested for illegal trade of elephant tusks in Odisha

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: In a major success, the Forest department arrested seven persons and seized from their possession five elephant tusks in a late night decoy operation in Kaptipada area on Tuesday. The arrested accused include Nauru Sai of Bidyadharpur village, Saimal Singh of Gobarasole village, Nityananda Gagrai and Birabhadra Singh of Mahulapankha village in Mayurbhanj district, Ajay Barik of Kaduani village, …

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Hilly regions of STR in TN plagued by power cut as strong winds uproot trees
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hilly regions of STR in TN plagued by power cut as strong winds uproot trees

New Indian Express  

ERODE: People living in several hamlets in the hilly regions of Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve say they are getting power supply only for a few hours in a day for the past one week. K Ramasamy, Treasurer of Tamilnadu Tribal People’s Association, said, “For the past one week there has been a severe power cut in Germalam and Thingalur anchayats in …

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Five arrested for illegal logging in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district
5 months ago

Five arrested for illegal logging in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district

New Indian Express  

BARIPADA: Five persons have been arrested for allegedly logging illegally by authorities of Similipal North Wildlife Division in Mayurbhanj district on Saturday. Deputy director of Similipal Tiger Reserve, North Wildlife Division, Sai Kiran stated that staff from Gurguria Wildlife Range arrested the culprits while they were sawing Champa logs into planks inside Ektali beat. The seized items included five Champa …

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First tiger cubs in decades recorded in Similipal forest, Odisha
6 months ago

First tiger cubs in decades recorded in Similipal forest, Odisha

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: In a major boost to big cat conservation in Similipal, forest officials have recorded breeding of the striped predator in the North division of the tiger reserve for the first time after decades. PCCF Wildlife and Chief Wildlife Warden Susanta Nanda said T24, a female tiger, was camera trapped rearing two melanistic cubs recently. Sharing more details, STR field …

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Elephant calf found weak and alone in Erode’s Sathyamangalam forest
6 months, 1 week ago

Elephant calf found weak and alone in Erode’s Sathyamangalam forest

The Hindu  

An elephant calf, aged between two and three years that had been united with an adult female elephant after the death of its mother, was found weak and wandering alone in the Sathyamangalam forest in Erode district. On April 11, a female wild elephant, aged between 45 and 50 years, was found sick at Pudukuiyanur village in Vadavalli, Sathyamangalam, along …

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Polluted drinking water may have led to death of six in hilly hamlets in Erode
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Polluted drinking water may have led to death of six in hilly hamlets in Erode

New Indian Express  

ERODE: Six residents of hill villages in Erode district have died in the last fortnight after their health worsened allegedly after drinking stagnant water from the forest streams and water bodies in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve. It is suspected that they may have died after drinking water from forest streams and water bodies. It is alleged that as drinking water could …

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Thalamalai locals in Tamil Nadu travel 22 km for treatment, demand government hospital
7 months, 1 week ago

Thalamalai locals in Tamil Nadu travel 22 km for treatment, demand government hospital

New Indian Express  

ERODE: Stating that they have to travel long distances to access health care, people in the Thalamalai panchayat, which comprises 10 hill villages in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, have appealed to the district administration to establish a government hospital in the area. N Mathesh, another villager of Thalamalai, said, “The hill villages including Thalamalai, Kodipuram, Mudhiyanur, Thottapuram, Bejalatti, Mavanantham, Kali …

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Elephant found dead, with tusks missing, in T.N.’s Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Elephant found dead, with tusks missing, in T.N.’s Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

The Hindu  

A wild elephant, aged between 18 and 20 years, was found dead with its tusks missing at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Talavadi Hills, Erode district, on April 22. During a routine patrol, a Forest Department team found the fully decomposed carcass in a forest near Gumtapuram village in the Talavadi Forest Range of Hasanur Division, and alerted senior officials. …

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Summer rain brings respite to Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
8 months ago

Summer rain brings respite to Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

New Indian Express  

ERODE : Forest officials said the current summer rain at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve will help reduce human-animal conflict. Forest department officials said, “Erode was experiencing extreme heat which led to severe drought in areas surrounding STR. However, now there is a slight relief in Thalavadi, Hasanur, Thalaimalai, Panahalli, Jeerahalli, Neithalapuram, and other areas as they have been receiving continuous …

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Ailing wild elephant dies in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu
8 months, 1 week ago

Ailing wild elephant dies in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu

The Hindu  

A female wild elephant, aged between 45 and 50 years, that was treated by the Forest Department, died in a forest area at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, here on Thursday night. During a patrol on Thursday morning, staff found the elephant lying unconscious at Pudukuiyanur village at Vadavalli in Sathyamangalam Forest Range and alerted senior officials. Kulal Yogesh Vilas, Deputy …

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Talavadi villagers protest after wild elephant tramples farmer to death
9 months, 1 week ago

Talavadi villagers protest after wild elephant tramples farmer to death

The Hindu  

A 65-year-old farmer who was guarding his maize crop was trampled to death by a wild elephant in his farmland at Diginarai village in Talavadi hills here on Tuesday. Demanding adequate compensation and strengthening of elephant-proof trenches, people staged a protest for over eight hours and the victim’s body was finally shifted to the hospital after initial compensation was provided …

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Tamil Nadu forest officials treat sick elephant and her calf. IAS officer shares post
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu forest officials treat sick elephant and her calf. IAS officer shares post

India Today  

Forest officials at the Satyamangalam Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu are going above and beyond to nurse a very unwell female elephant back to health. The caption accompanying Supriya Sahu's post reads, “A very difficult time for the Forest Team at the Satyamangalam Tiger Reserve as they are putting their best efforts to treat a very unwell female elephant. Her …

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Temple festival inside Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve | Devotees asked to adhere to court guidelines
10 months, 1 week ago

Temple festival inside Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve | Devotees asked to adhere to court guidelines

The Hindu  

Devotees visiting the Aadhi Karuvannarayar Bomma Deviyar temple, located inside the core area of the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve during the three-day Maasi Magam festival from February 23 to 25, have been asked to adhere to the norms and regulations listed in the tiger conservation plan. A writ petition was filed in the Madras High Court recently, and the court passed …

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Invasive species removed from over 356 hectares in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
11 months, 1 week ago

Invasive species removed from over 356 hectares in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

The Hindu  

The Forest Department has cleared 356.50 hectares of invasive growth that posed a threat to biodiversity conservation in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve. Senna spectabilis is found widely along the Dhimbam – Hasanur – Karapallam check post stretch of the STR, and the Hasanur Forest Division earmarked the area for removing the trees. The process began in January 2023 and workers, with …

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Butterfly survey spots 98 species at Sahyadri Tiger Reserve
1 year ago

Butterfly survey spots 98 species at Sahyadri Tiger Reserve

Hindustan Times  

Pune: In a pioneering effort to unravel the intricate tapestry of biodiversity within the Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, the forest department officials, voluntary conservationists and researchers have initiated a three-stage butterfly survey. Forest department officials, voluntary conservationists and researchers have initiated a three-stage butterfly survey at Sahyadri Tiger Reserve. Uttam Savant, deputy director of Sahyadri Tiger Reserve and the lead overseeing …

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Residents of Vilankombai tribal settlement in Erode district seek road connectivity
1 year ago

Residents of Vilankombai tribal settlement in Erode district seek road connectivity

The Hindu  

As water in four streams in the locality frequently affects the movement of vehicles from the Vilankombai tribal settlement inside the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Tiruppur MP K. Subbarayan said a road of 4 km on an alternative route, would solve the issue permanently. Palayam block and can be reached via a 7 km forest road and then crossing the four …

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Deer, macaques from VOC Park Zoo to be released into the wild with caution
1 year, 1 month ago

Deer, macaques from VOC Park Zoo to be released into the wild with caution

The Hindu  

While birds and some of the reptiles from the VOC Park Zoo in Coimbatore were shifted to two zoos in the State, authorities will conduct multiple rounds of screening while releasing the remaining animals into forests. Staff of the VOC Park #Zoo in #Coimbatore capturing the rat snakes and crocodiles as part of shifting reptiles and birds to other zoos …

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Wildlife Bureau issues ‘red alert’ against poachers, hunters in all tiger reserves
1 year, 5 months ago

Wildlife Bureau issues ‘red alert’ against poachers, hunters in all tiger reserves

Hindustan Times  

The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau of the ministry of environment, forest and climate change has issued a ‘red alert’ directing the authorities to visit all tiger reserves. The red alert was issued a few days after a beheaded carcass of tiger was found in Satpura Tiger Reserve The bureau directed all concerned officials to immediately intensify the patrolling in sensitive …

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