Forest Department

5-Year-Old Leopard On Building Roof Near Hyderabad Tranquilised, Captured

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday January 20, 2020

A five-year-old male leopard spotted sitting on the roof of a single storey building at Shadnagar town, about 55 km from Hyderabad,was tranquilised on Monday by forest department officials and shifted to a zoo.

Leopard Caught From Mumbai Building, Released In National Park

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 26, 2019

The forest department on Thursday caught a leopard, which had entered a residential area at Seepz in the western suburb of Andheri, an official said.

Nearly 7,000 Trees To Be Cut For Jewar Airport In Uttar Pradesh

India News | ANI | Friday December 13, 2019

Jewar airport: Forest department has given permission to cut 6,800 trees and in place 68,000 trees would be planted.

"Man-Eater" Leopard, That Killed Over 20 People, Shot Dead In Gujarat's Amreli

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 12, 2019

A suspected "man-eater" leopard was shot dead on Wednesday evening by forest department personnel near Bagasara village in Amreli district of Gujarat, officials said.

Chhattisgarh Forest Department Reuses Plastic Bottles To Grow Plants

Offbeat | ANI | Monday December 9, 2019

As part of an initiative by the district forest department, waste plastic bottles are being recycled to plant and grow saplings at Ramanujganj nursery

10-Foot King Cobra Removed From Train In Uttarakhand. Watch

Offbeat | Monday November 25, 2019

A video of a 10-foot-long king cobra being removed from a train in Uttarakhand has surfaced on social media, leaving many stunned.

Hyderabad Cops Bust Illegal Wildlife Trade Racket, Arrest One

Telangana News | Written by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday November 18, 2019

An illegal wildlife trafficking operation has been busted by Hyderabad police after a joint operation with Forest Department officials, leading to the rescue of four primates and a reptile, and the arrest of a 55-year-old man

Elephant Kills Caretaker In Maharashtra's Tiger Reserve

Cities | Press Trust of India | Monday November 18, 2019

An irate elephant killed its caretaker on Saturday evening in Tandoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district, a forest department official said.

Assam Elephant "Bin Laden" Dies After Six Days In Captivity

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday November 17, 2019

A wild rogue elephant which was tranquilized recently by the forest department has died in captivity, officials said.

24 Cages Placed In Gujarat To Trap Leopards

Cities | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 20, 2019

The Gujarat forest department has placed 24 cages near a village in Junagadh district to trap leopards, a senior official said on Sunday.

In Gujarat, Case Against 4 Men For Burning Python, Circulating Video

Cities | ANI | Saturday October 19, 2019

Four men in the Bodal village of Gujarat have been accused of burning alive a python on Friday and circulating the video of the incident on the social media platform TikTok.

Karnataka Launches Hunt For Tiger Believed To Have Killed 2 In Bandipur

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Wednesday October 9, 2019

A massive search operation has been launched by Karnataka forest department to capture a tiger that is believed to have killed two men near the Bandipur Tiger Reserve.

Forest Department Shoots Down Man-Eater Leopard in Uttarakhand

Cities | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 6, 2019

A man-eater leopard was shot dead early today by a forest department hunter at Chandak village in Pithoragarh, a district forest officer said.

Crocodile Rescued From Millet Field In UP's Firozabad

Cities | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday October 4, 2019

A huge marsh crocodile was on Friday rescued from a millet field in Firozabad district and released in Yamuna in an operation jointly carried out by the UP Forest department officials and an Agra based NGO, Wildlife SOS.

5-Year-Old Boy Dies After Being Attacked By Leopard In Gujarat

Cities | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 28, 2019

A 5-year-old boy died after he was attacked by a leopard on Saturday in Gujarat's Amreli district, a forest department official said.