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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

Big cat may have gone to Chunchupalli forest region of Mangapet mandal, say officials

The tiger vanished into the forests, they said, adding that they then informed forest officials and locals about the incident

Say the big cat was located near Areguda village, located around 10 kilometres from Easgaon

The doctors, their kin and employees descended on the environs of the quarry and stream in the early morning. They enthusiastically lifted plastic carry bags, water, liquor bottles and scrap dumped by some picnickers at the spot.

Kushnepalli Forest Range Officer P. Dayakar stated that a case has been filed against Athram Bapu and Kudimetha Lachanna from Oddugudem for killing a wild boar. The two were caught sharing the boar’s meat at a stream during a raid conducted by forest department officials, who had received a tip-off about the incident.

According to forest department sources, a female tiger has been roaming the forests of Kerameri mandal in the Asifabad division for over two months in search of a male companion. Meanwhile, a male tiger known as K8 has been seeking a tigress in the forests of Penchikalpet mandal in Kagaznagar division for an extended period. The two tigers are currently separated by a distance of approximately 120 kilometers.

Villagers reported that a tiger attacked and killed a calf grazing in the forests of Sonapur, located on the border between Telangana and Maharashtra, early in the morning. They suspected that the same tiger, which had injured five cows in a herd at Dhaba village on Sunday, might have been responsible for the calf's death.

A tiger was sighted while crossing a road near Laltekdi village in Utnoor mandal on Sunday night, panicking motorists

Nature lovers, who are forced to visit Kawal Tiger Reserve and other tourist spots in neighbouring Maharashtra for jungle safari shelling out huge amounts, can have a ride through the dense forests and enjoy the wilderness of the region, apart from trekking, watch various species of birds, and see serene streams en route.

A senior Forest Department official confirmed to IANS that forest staff posted in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve (BTR) in Umaria district will be transferred. Sources revealed that Chief Minister Mohan Yadav expressed concern over the recent deaths of wild elephants, prompting the department to initiate a reshuffle of staff at the reserve.