A herd of wild buffaloes barged into the coffee plantation of one Mr Madhava Gowda at K Kelaguru in Kalasa hobli and destroyed the crops, estimated to be worth Rs 1 lakh.
Jamshedpur, Feb. 4: A tusker from Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary has wreaked havoc in the villages of Kandra and Chowka in the adjoining Seraikela-Kharsawan district.
CHENGAM: Farmers in the Chengam block are incurring losses as animals from the surrounding reserve forest area are damaging their crop.
The loss caused by the animals, particularly wild pigs, was more in areas such as Neepathurai, Ilangkuni, Arathavadi, Ravandavadi, Ramapuram, Palipattu, Melchengam and Dhandampattu.
Responsible tourism is especially important within natural areas so that the integrity of the environment and local community is not compromised. When natural resources are involved in tourism it is often referred to as eco-tourism, however, eco-tourism is still guided by the three same principles – social, environmental and economic.
A number of projects would be undertaken to save the lives of both elephants and human beings along with property, Wildlife Department Assistant Director and In-charge of the North Western Wildlife Zone Manjula Amararathna said.
LUCKNOW: Let the experts and forest officials believe that instances of wild cats sneaking out of the jungles into the cities are a result of urbanisation at the cost wildlife, forest minister Fateh Bahadur Singh sees mischief behind it, if not sheer politics.
Can we imagine a world without elephants? A world without this magnificent animal will indeed be a dull place. Yet, Asia, including Sri Lanka, faces the grim scenario of the ultimate extinction of the Asian elephant. The cause?
A Wildlife Conservation Department survey has revealed that 2,241 elephants have died as a result of shooting, unknown reasons, electrocution, poisoning, accidents and natural and other causes from 1990 to 2007.
Amin Masoodi
SRINAGAR, Jan 7: Following increasing attacks on human lives and killing of dozens of cattle by wild animals in Dardpora Kupwara during past two weeks, the wild scare amongst people has increased manifold.
