Filing RTI application to get info on forests
Dear friends,You may find the following information useful incase you have decided to file an application under Right to Information (RTI) Act to get any information relating to forests or forest...
View Article'Rare' sparrow spotted after 69 years in Devarayanadurga
Dear friends,We saw a pair of Yellowthoated Sparrows in Devarayanadurga State Forest today (Sunday, 17 Feb. 2008) during an outing by WANC members. This was about a kilometre to the east of...
View ArticleTigers 'return' to haunt Devarayanadurga
Dear WANCers,The Tigers of Devarayanadurga have always haunted nature lovers visiting this place so as many of our 'Tiger Conservationists'. The later deny their existence or attribute them to captive...
View Article'Saving the bulbul's home'
Yellowthroated Bulbul: A new home to secure the future of this exclusively 'Indian' bulbul. Pic: Clement Francis----------Quote---------Saving the bulbul's homeAmit S Upadhye TNN Bangalore:In 1906,...
View ArticleA case for expanding India's second oldest Reserve Forest
BackgroundDevarayanadurga state forest (DDSF) has seen many changes in its boundaries since it first got protection status by the British, way back in 1853. When it finally got notified in 1907 as a...
View ArticleWild Tigress sighted (and caught) near Chitradurga after 60 (35 ?) years!!!
Dear friends,A wild tiger has been sighted near Holalkere in south-interior Karnataka's Chitradurga District after nearly 60 years (or 35 ?) years. Please click here to see a satellite image of the...
View ArticleFriend of Slender Loris
Dear nature lovers,Many of you might have heard about the Slender Loris' of Nagavalli village near Tumakuru City. This place is a story of the tireless efforts of BV Gundappa, a school teacher and the...
View ArticleBig python run over in Devarayanadurga forest
Dear Friends,A rock python, big by standards of specimens recorded in Tumkur district, was run over on one of the roads inside Devarayanadurga (DD) state forest on 16 Nov 2008. This magnificent...
View ArticleGovernment buldozes CEC direction, authorises construction in forest
The Tumkur University authorities have again raised their voice to have the University campus inside the jungles of Devarayanadurga.There is a direction by the CEC to the Chief Scretary of Karnataka in...
View ArticleFeb 22, 2009: Census at Jayamangali Blackbuck Reserve, Karnataka
UPDATE ON 17 FEB 2009Dear Nature lover,We have CLOSED the registration to new participants.If you have already submitted your form, we THANK YOU FOR SHOWING YOUR INTEREST TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CENSUS....
View Article'Red alert: Blackbuck numbers on the wane'
Source: The New Indian Express, Bengaluru, 23 Feb, '09Link:...
View ArticleBlackbuck census - backstage images
Dear Nature lovers,Below are some images that depict the way the wildlife census at Jayamangali Blackbuck Reserve, Maidenahalli, Madhugiri Taluk was conducted, in February 2009.Mr.TVN Murthy, Honorary...
View ArticleSending a wild guest back to its home
As told, with his pictures, by TVN MurthyHonorary Wildlife Warden, Tumkur District, Karnataka and Founder Advisor, WANC, Tumkur. Email: tvnmurthy@vsnl.comDear Friends,On Feb 20, 2009, I received an...
View ArticleTrapped Sloth Bear rescued & released in state forest
As told, with his pictures, by:Mr.TVN MurthyHonorary Wildlife Warden, Tumkur District, Karnataka andFounder Advisor, WANC, Tumkur.Email: tvnmurthy at vsnl dot com----------------Dear Friends,It was yet...
View ArticleA simple idea rescues a sloth bear mother and her cubs from a dry well
The rich wildlife of MadhugiriTumkur District's Madhugiri taluk, in south-eastern Karnataka, is of great interest to wildlife lovers. The habitats here range from dry deciduous forests in Madhugiri...
View ArticleExisting ecological and urbanisation realities and the ban on night traffic...
In a nutshellBanning traffic/ closing existing roads inside prime PAs and diverting the same to roads in adjoining forests is like dumping your city's garbage in surrounding villages. BackgroundThe...
View ArticleA victory against illegal widening of road inside Devarayanadurga forest
Dear Nature lovers,Tumkur's forests, wildlife and nature lovers have a reason to cheer thanks to the Honourable Lokayukta of Karnataka. We have scored a small victory against the illegal widening of...
View ArticleDevarayanadurga’s big game in legends and shikar tales
This story was published in the Deccan Herald ('Spectrum' supplement, Bangalore on 7 October 2014 titled 'Shikar tales of Tumkur'*.---One of the tigers shot by British hunter Arthur J. O. Pollock. He...
View ArticleWildlife Aware Nature Club: 'The Green Brigade'
This story was published in Deccan Herald's Spectrum supplement on 4 Dec 2007.---The Wildlife Aware Nature Club in Tumkur works for the cause of nature and wildlife conservation. Bharathi Prabhu...
View ArticleConservation of Devarayanadurga forest over the centuries
This is an unedited version of the story that was published in two parts* in the Deccan Herald, Bangalore, in Aug-Sep 2014.Located a stone’s throw distance from Tumkur city towards east atop one of the...
View ArticleUnscientific restoration threatens Sira fort
History of Sira townThe history of Sira town can be traced back to the dismantling of Vijayanagar Empire in 1565 at the Battle of Rakkasa-Tangadgi (Battle of Talikota). During the power vaccum that...
View ArticleA day of extra-ordinary rains around Tumakuru
169 years ago - A day of extra-ordinary rains around Tumakuru----"On the 4th of October, 1846, an extraordinary storm of this sort broke over the hills to the north of Toomcoor, in the Chittledroog...
View ArticleBangalore’s missing grasslands
By Ameen AhmedA version of this story 'When city was a jungle' was published in the Deccan Herald, Bengaluru (Nov 18, 2014)The blackbuck is an indicator species of the grasslands. There are numerous...
View ArticleTigers in Bangalore in the Colonial era
A version of this story 'The last of Bengaluru’s tigers' was published in 'India Today' in December 2014A sketch of a British hunter on a tiger shikar (hunt).Source: Arthur J. O. Pollock, 'Sporting...
View ArticleBengaluru's growth is irreversible
Bengaluru needed a plan in place in early 1990s when we knew we would reach this stage in urbanisation. How come we woke only now? Pic: Ameen AhmedI recollect those frequent return daily train trips...
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