Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), or "monkey fever," is currently surging in Karnataka's Shivamogga and Chikkamagaluru districts as of April 2025. This tick-borne viral disease poses a significant ...

Over 32,000 hectares of forest lost to projects; experts warn of ecological crisis Amid growing concerns over Karnataka’s fast-depleting forest cover, the state has diverted more than 100 ...

A Joint Combing Operation (JCO) was conducted by the Tamil Nadu Special Task Force (STF) along the Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka forest tri-junction areas on Thursday to monitor movement of armed ...

Besides providing accurate information, the fire tracker, developed by Karnataka State Remote Sensing Applications Centre (KSRSAC), will also prompt senior officers to follow up by escalating the ...

The Forest, Ecology, and Environment minister directed the establishment of an immediate Elephant Task Force (ETF) office in the area and the deployment of a Deputy Conservator of Forests-rank ...

“During the British times, elephants were captured from the forest, trained, and used for hauling timber logs,” says C Vidhya, Deputy Director of MTR (Core Area) adding that a paradigm shift ...

as per the 2024 Phase IV monitoring conducted by the Karnataka Forest Department. The data, released by the Forest Department on Thursday, was shared by Karnataka’s Minister for Forests ...

Meanwhile, in the ongoing session of the Karnataka Legislature, the state Forest Minister informed that 498 families have been rehabilitated from Kali Tiger Reserve between 2020 and 2025 ...

A 69-year-old woman in Karnataka died due to Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), a viral infection, on March 15. The woman is a native of Kattinamane in N.R. Pura taluk of Chikkamagaluru district.

Hassan (Karnataka), March 19: In a shocking incident, two forest officials had a near-death experience as they were chased by an angry wild elephant in Karnataka's Hassan. The cameraman bravely ...