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  • Tiger kills ninth cattle in Jangaon, officials intensify rescue efforts

    A wandering tiger that entered Telangana from Maharashtra nearly two months ago has killed its ninth cattle in Jangaon district, sparking panic among villagers. The tiger, moving across non-forest areas of Jangaon, Siddipet and Yadadri Bhuvanagiri districts, killed a calf in Mandelagudem village before disappearing into vegetation.

  • Asifabad’s killer tiger identified, says top official

    Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) RM Dobriyal said the tiger that had allegedly killed a female farm laborer and attacked a farmer in Kagaznagar division recently was identified.

  • PCCF calls for concerted efforts for conservation of tigers

    Forest officials from Maharashtra said a compensation of Rs.25 lakh was being given to kin of victims of man-animal conflict.

  • Elephant attack: Rs 10 lakh announced for victim

    In a press statement, Dobriyal said more staff was mobilized to ensure and security of people in village, besides cordoning off the entire area.

  • Now, a documentary on forest ecosystem restoration

    Kothagudem: The Forest department will make a special documentary on the restoration of forest ecosystems in a few forest ranges of Kothagudem district, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Rakesh Mohan Dobriyal has announced. He, along with the district officials, inspected plantations, nurseries and tribal habitations in different forest ranges in the district on Friday […]

  • RM Dobriyal given full additional charge as PCCF

    Hyderabad: Rakesh Mohan Dobriyal has been given full additional charge as Principal Chief Conservator of Forests following the retirement of R Sobha on Monday. At present, Rakesh Mohan Dobriyal is working as Social Forestry (PCCF) and Nodal Officer for Haritha Haram. Forest Minister A Indrakaran Reddy, Special Chief Secretary Shanti Kumari and other officials from […]

  • ‘Over 100 bird species identified in Kawal Tiger Reserve’

    Mancherial: The maiden bird walks, the Forest Department’s Kawal Tiger Reserve (KTR), ended in the core area of the facility around Jannaram mandal centre on Sunday. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) R Shobha was the chief guest of the event. She was joined by Field Director to Project Tiger to Kawal Tiger Reserve […]

  • Telangana: PCCF interacts with trainee officials

    Hyderabad: Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) R Shobha said forest officials have to play an active role in nation development besides protecting forests and environment. A 45-member team of forest officials, who are undergoing training at Coimbatore arrived in Telangana as part of their two-day field visit to the State. These officials have been […]

  • Telangana CS Somesh Kumar plants saplings at KBR Park

    The officials briefed the Chief Secretary about the activities taken up in the park as part of forest rejuvenation

  • Indrakaran Reddy instructs forest staff to get vaccinated

    The Minister said the forest department staff, especially those in the field, at checkposts and base camps to be more cautious during the next couple of months, in the wake of increasing Covid-19 cases

  • All forest personnel should get vaccinated: Indrakaran Reddy

    The government has instructed the district medical officers to make arrangements for administering Covid-19 vaccine for forest department personnel on priority.

  • Don’t click photos with carcass of wild pigs: PCCF

    Hyderabad: Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wild Life) and Chief Wildlife Warden R Sobha on Thursday said that photography with dead animals was not only unethical and unwarranted, but also in poor taste. She was reacting to certain instances that came to the notice of the Forest Department wherein shooters after completing the culling operation […]

  • Expedite demarcation of local wetlands: Indrakaran Reddy

    Hyderabad: Forests and Environment Minister A Indrakaran Reddy has directed Forest department officials to expedite the identification and demarcation of local wetlands in the State. He asked them to constitute a technical committee comprising officials from various departments in this regard. Chairing the meeting of Telangana State Wetland Authority here on Tuesday, the Minister said […]

  • Take steps to protect forest lands: Telangana PCCF

    PCCF, R Shobha instructed the Revenue and Forest departments to carry out a survey to find out whether forest lands were occupied for farming

  • IFS officer Swargam Srinivas promoted as PCCF

    As per the orders issued by the State govt, Swargam Srinivas on promotion has been posted as the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (P&V), office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests

  • Tigers hunt for home in Telangana

    Hyderabad: Increasing number of big cats in neighbouring Maharashtra and animal instinct of tigers to establish their territory seem to have resulted in the killing of two youngsters in Kumram Bheem Asifabad district in quick succession. Telangana Forest Department, which has embarked on locating pug marks of the two tigers that entered the State a […]

  • FDO K Venkanna suspended for ‘helping contractors in illegal mining’

    The order said that he will be under suspension till the conclusion of the disciplinary proceedings or termination of all proceedings relating to the charges against him. He was ordered not to leave the headquarters.

  • Telangana now gets dedicated number for forest fire alerts

    Hyderabad: The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) R Sobha on Tuesday released a new dedicated helpline number 9803338666 on which information pertaining to forest fires can be reported. This is in addition to regular forest crime control toll free help number 18004255364 which also can be used by the public to provide any information […]

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