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Bandipur, Nagarahole tiger safari: Hiked rates in Karnataka from September 1

September 02, 2026 1:53 pm

Forest Minister Ramalinga Reddy said on Tuesday that the increase was not limited to the cost, as the safari duration and distance covered had also been significantly increased.

Karnataka forest officer suspended after criminal throws alcohol party in Bandipur tiger reserve

June 09, 2026 4:09 pm

The Range Forest Officer of Maddur Wildlife Range was issued suspension orders citing dereliction of duty after the video of the party went viral.

Wary of rising tiger numbers, Karnataka to study Bandipur reserve's carrying capacity

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.

Karnataka to resume national park safaris 3 months after stopping them over man-animal conflict

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.

Farmer dies in tiger attack in Mysuru district, safaris suspended in Nagarahole and Bandipur

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.

20 monkey carcasses found abandoned near Bandipur Tiger Reserve in Karnataka, probe ordered

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.

reads an online petition calling for protection of the reserve. (Photo: Bandipur Tiger Reserve/ X)

Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll puts spotlight on 15-year-old night traffic ban in Karnataka's Bandipur Tiger Reserve

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.

'A first sighting of its kind’: Wildlife photographer clicks leopard with different-coloured eyes at Bandipur Tiger Reserve

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.

Ban on vehicles at night in Bandipur to remain: Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre

February 02, 2024 10:46 pm

The Kerala government had earlier requested Karnataka to permit emergency vehicles to pass through the stretch at night

Nearly half of Bandipur Tiger Reserve covered by invasive weeds: Karnataka minister Eshwar Khandre

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.