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The forest department in Assam has seized a huge cache of smuggled animal body parts from the Manas National Park and arrested five suspected poachers on Friday. Read further on dynamite News:

A video on the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre for elephants in Malur, near Bengaluru

Division, 74, of the Hakki Pikki tribe, holds a land title deed to a two-acre plot given by the Karnataka govt. after six decades of struggle. The Wildlife Act, 1972, and BNP's declaration as a National Park led to criminalisation of these communities. Activist Madhu Bhushan found a 1962 document…

Emphasis will be on crowd management and extending a comfortable darshan to the pilgrims during the nine-day Salakatla Brahmotsavams in Tirumala, says TTD Executive Officer Dharma Reddy; all kinds of privileged darshan like those extended to senior and special citizens, and parents with infants will be dispensed with during the…

Venkatesh, popularly known as Aane Venkatesh for his expertise in firing tranquliser darts during elephant capturing operations, died in an elephant attack near Alur on August 31. Venkatesh, 67, was part of the Forest Department’s team to capture the elephant that required treatment.

MYSURUA tigress found dead in BRT Tiger Reserve; injuries from fight with another tiger; poaching ruled out; juvenile elephant found in emaciated condition, rescued twice, but died. Forest Dept. conducted post-mortem, released elephant back into wild, monitored movements, but calf died.

the Tamil Nadu Forest Department has deployed body-worn cameras in the seven forest ranges of the Hosur Forest Division. The cameras will be circulated among the night and day patrols to record events and avoid allegations of excesses. The Forest Department is also holding talks with the local community in Natrampalayam to…

The special court for land-grabbing cases will lose jurisdiction to entertain a complaint when the landowners are put in possession of the land through a lawfully registered sale deed, as such issues would require adjudication as “a pure and simple suit for title” by the competent courts, said the High…

Fish kill incident at Lingambudhi Lake reported on Aug 29. Officials from Forest, Pollution Control & Fisheries Depts collected samples for analysis. Preliminary assessment suggests rainfall led to inflow of pollutants & organic content, depleting oxygen levels. Samples sent to Fisheries College in Mangaluru. Stakeholders suggest sewage treatment plant to…