March 12, 2026 5:11 pm
Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre says that though tiger numbers have increased, the forest area in the state has shrunk.
February 18, 2026 7:09 pm
The Government was under pressure to resume safari activities as thousands of locals, including farmers and resort staff, protested stating that their livelihoods had been affected by the suspension.
November 07, 2025 6:04 pm
In light of multiple tiger attacks in the last one month, Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre ordered the immediate suspension of safari services in Nagarahole and Bandipur Tiger Reserves until further notice.
July 03, 2025 11:51 am
The monkey deaths have come days after five tigers died of suspected poisoning at the M M Hills wildlife sanctuary in Karnataka.
November 13, 2024 5:57 am
Since the inception of the night traffic ban in Bandipur in 2009, political parties in both Karnataka and Kerala have used the issue as a rallying point.
August 03, 2024 4:17 pm
A leopard at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, with the unique trait of different-coloured eyes, was captured in photos for the first time in India.
February 02, 2024 10:46 pm
The Kerala government had earlier requested Karnataka to permit emergency vehicles to pass through the stretch at night
December 04, 2023 6:06 pm
The forest minister stated in the Assembly that it would require nearly Rs 1,200 crore to remove the invasive weeds in Karnataka’s three national forests.
November 05, 2023 12:18 pm
"We suspect there were about 10 persons who had ventured into the forest. They have also killed a Sambar deer by using the same weapon," Ramesh Kumar, director of Bandipur Tiger Reserve told The Indian Express.
November 02, 2023 6:24 pm
Akki Raja was captured by the Karnataka forest department in June 2023 and sent to the elephant camp in the Bandipur Tiger Reserve after it raided houses in search of rice in Yelchetty village
April 09, 2023 4:21 pm
Project Tiger, launched in 1973 by the Indira Gandhi government, completed its golden jubilee on April 1.


