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Villagers of Pogilla near Nagarjunasagar have rejected the Forest Department’s relocation plan despite tiger threats, citing ancestral ties. CPI(M) has also opposed GO 49 on the Kumram Bheem corridor, accusing the Congress of betraying tribal rights and aiding corporates

Kodapa Laxman was gored to death by a wild boar in the forests of Rajuluguda village in Utnoor; Forest officials urge locals of fringe villages to avoid venturing into forest areas unless absolutely necessary

Twenty persons felicitated by the organisers for rendering outstanding services to wildlife and environment

The leopard was first spotted on Sunday near the airport, prompting a Forest Department team to install camera traps in the area. While setting up the equipment on Monday around 8 p.m., the leopard reappeared within the airport’s demarcated zone.

No action initiated by either Forest Department or Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation

The injured big cat, which strayed from nearby forests into a tea estate and triggered panic among locals, suddenly charged at the forest officials, who fired tranquilizer shots at it, forcing the team to open fire for self-defense

Ramadevi reportedly failed to detect forest fires that destroyed around 50 hectares of forest and prevent encroachment of forest cover

The police suspect that some persons might have brought the fawn from forest areas and kept with them. Due to fear of legal action, they might have released it

Two lions wandering near the Gir National Park were captured after the incident on Tuesday morning. According to an official, the boy, Rahul Baraiya, was attacked by a lion in Paniya village while he was on his way to the river to fetch water.

Palle Vasu, an inspiring young writer from Jannaram mandal centre, is soon going to publish another book, 'We Were Never Meant To Be'

Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM congratulates Forest Department and Red Sanders Anti-Smuggling Task Force personnel for seizure of 195 red sanders logs

Two big cats were found dead inside Kurichyad forest range, while the carcass of another was spotted in a coffee plantation under Vythiri forest division. Government orders probe

In a statement, District Forest Officer Shiv Aasheesh Singh mentioned that a proposal to implement the tax had been submitted to the government for approval. He explained that the fee would be collected from motorists passing through the sanctuary in the future. Check-posts will be set up at Yenchepalli Reserve Forest, Parpalli, and Kishtampet Y Junction to enforce the regulation.

Decision follows an accident that claimed the life of a two-year-old male leopard on Thursday night at Ibrahimpur forest block

The hyena was detected in the urban forest park in Mavala mandal with the CCTV camera recording its movement on January 28. The hyena was classified as near threatened on the IUCN Red List

Once Bisons were abundant in Jharkhand's forests. But, they went extinct from across the State. Palamu Tiger Reserve, mainly Betla range, is the last destination where it is surviving but numbers are on the decline

The forest department will organise a three-day bird walk in Kagaznagar division, inviting nature lovers and wildlife photographers to spot and document diverse bird species

Temple committees would not have to go through cumbersome process to get permissions from other States, says a Forest official

The department is clearing uprooted trees and damaged ones five months after the catastrophic destruction in Tadvai – Eturnagaram forests

She managed to survive by raising an alarm. Locals came to her rescue and informed the forest officials about the incident