A large number of birds and animals as well as thousands of valuable medicinal shrubs and trees have perished in a fire that has enguled the Doddahotte Ranganathaswamy Hills in Santhenahalli near Holalkere in Chitradurga district.

The fire has been raging for some days now, and it has claimed numerous birds and animals such as deer, bears, wild boars, wolves, foxes, rabbits and hares, wild cats

Environmentalists apprehend that forests left unguarded by the violence sparked by the Sibchu firing will again become havens for poachers and timber smugglers in north Bengal.
State forest minister Ananta Roy today refused to say when the offices and bungalows targeted by arsonists could be restored to their original condition.

KALPETTA: An instance of wildfire that destroyed more than 100 hectares of grass land on the Chembra peak, home to unique flora and fauna, in the Kottappadi section of the Meppadi range of forests under the South Wayanad Forest Division, was brought under control in the early hours of Tuesday.

ITANAGAR, Jan 17

V.S. Palaniappan

The Nilgiris Bio-sphere Reserve plays host to many endangered flora and fauna

Located along the Western Ghats, Coimbatore is rich in bio-diversity.

Poornima Nataraj, Bangalore, Dec 17, DHNS: