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Environmental groups are urging Kerala's Forest Department to act against unauthorised geo-tagging of sensitive forest areas.
A Deputy Range Forest Officer in Kerala has been suspended pending inquiry due to alleged delays in paying a landowner for sandalwood trees seized from his private property.
Alert teacher and rubber tapper’s quick actions led to a midnight rescue of three students who ran away for a jungle adventure, evading authorities before being found near a cliff.
Kerala Forest Department reclaimed over 100 acres of ecologically sensitive government land in Kolukkumalai from a private company, ending a 39-year dispute. The land, home to wildlife and a former camping site, is now under departmental control for eco-tourism.
The farm now features towering teak trees with trunks measuring 4–5 feet in girth, along with mahogany trees that grow as thick as 10 feet.
This is the third time the infection kills tigers in Gir forest.
Wild elephants are repeatedly destroying solar fences in Aralam, particularly in the Block 10 Kottappara region.
The study also presented the first global sex-disaggregated employment estimates for the forest sector.
On Sunday, Sharanya (36), a native of Nadapuram in Kozhikode, was rescued from Madikkeri in Coorg.
Sharanya, who got lost in the Thadiyandamol peak in Coorg, was rescued by a team of forest officials, police and tribal people after four days.
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