The big cats in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve could have some space for themselves as foresters are looking at shifting tourist facilities to the periphery of the national park.
Forest officials suspect miscreants behind fire
Up in smoke: Forest fire broke out in the Bandipur National Park in Chamarajanagar district on Tuesday.
The Edamalayar elephant poaching case in Kerala has triggered alarm bells in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve where anti-poaching camps have been put on high alert.
Bengaluru: When the national tiger census report was released in January this year, Karnataka had every reason to feel proud. The state is now home to 406 tigers, the highest in the country.
Karnataka on Wednesday diplomatically declined to accept Kerala's appeal to lift or relax the night ban imposed on vehicles plying through Bandipur Tiger Reserve, connecting Karnataka and Kerala.