MYSORE: Wildlife biologist M.D. Madhusudhan has been awarded the Whitley Award in recognition of his work to reduce human-wildlife conflict in the Western Ghats. He is the Director of the Mysore-based Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF).
The illegal sand mining is being carried out unabated in Cauvery river thus polluting the water and affecting the aquatic life.
Though the Department of Geology and Mining has given permission for sand mining in some places, several people are involved in illegal sand mining in the region.
It appears that there is no way forward for the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE) in Gonipura, near Bidadi.
Residents of Gonipura and its surrounding villages are now threatening to halt the progress of Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) road construction along their lands.
Koppa, News Service:
The waste produced during coffee pulping is very toxic and releasing this waste directly to the environment without processing it was a cause of concern for many planters.
It could have come from plants, thinks Karnataka Four wild elephants, found dead in Nanjangud, 25 km from Mysore, in November 2008, died of cyanide poisoning. Chemical analysis ordered by the Karnataka forest department has confirmed this. The deaths made the high court take notice for the first time of the increasing number of unnatural deaths among elephants in the state. In December it
Villagers of Kolapura (H D Kote taluk) in Mysore district, had the shock of their lives on Saturday morning, when a wild tusker entered their village. Chaos ensued as panicky people and cattle ran helter-skelter to escape the tusker.
MYSORE, DHNS: An African female elephant housed at Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens, Mysore died on Monday. She was 44 years and one of the oldest inmates of the zoo.
Spread over 90 acres, a sewage filled shrinking tank, Karanji lake was revived by the Mysore Zoo Authority some thirty years ago under Asian Development Bank Project.
