Do’s and Don’ts listed in the SOP are aimed at ensuring safety of trekkers even as officials focus on conserving the fragile ...

Bengaluru: In a decision claimed to retain the green cover in Karnataka, the state forest department is expected to seek land compensation for every hectare of deemed forest to be alienated.With 3.3 ...

The Kudremukh Wildlife Division has become the first in Karnataka to implement the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for ...

Bengaluru: Days after permitting the full-scale resumption of jungle safaris at Karnataka’s tiger reserves, chief minister DK ...

Noting that Karnataka is home to 6,395 wild elephants, the department on Tuesday said fragmentation of habitats, changing land-use patterns and increased proximity between humans and elephants have ...

Ground teams douse flames, upload geo-tagged evidence, and respond swiftly as part of Karnataka’s satellite-based forest fire monitoring system Over 1,000 forest fire alerts reported in State early ...

Over 32,000 hectares of forest lost to projects; experts warn of ecological crisis Amid growing concerns over Karnataka’s fast-depleting forest cover, the state has diverted more than 100 hectares of ...

Bengaluru: The battle for Kanakapura, the home turf of chief minister DK Shivakumar, is no longer confined to politics. It is ...

The official said the maximum number of applications they get are for infrastructure and energy sector works in the Western Ghats. BENGALURU: The forest department has prepared a list of land parcels ...

Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre on Thursday ordered a probe into the "unnatural death" of a tigress and four cubs in Male Mahadeshwara Hills under the Hugyam forest range. The tigress and the ...

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 12 (ANI): The Karnataka Forest Department has ordered the immediate suspension of all trekking routes frequented by wild animals such as leopards, tigers, elephants, ...

Bengaluru: A dramatic rescue operation by the Karnataka Forest Department saved a wild elephant trapped in a railway barricade while attempting to leave the forest near Arekoppa village in Kanakapura ...