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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...

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'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...

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Tigers '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...

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'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,...

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A 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...

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Wild 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...

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Friend 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...

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Big 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...

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Government 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...

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Feb 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....

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'Red alert: Blackbuck numbers on the wane'

Source: The New Indian Express, Bengaluru, 23 Feb, '09Link:...

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Blackbuck 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...

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Sending 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...

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Trapped 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...

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A 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...

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Existing 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...

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A 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...

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Devarayanadurga’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...

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Wildlife 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...

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Conservation 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...

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Unscientific 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...

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A 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...

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Bangalore’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...

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Tigers 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...

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Bengaluru'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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