Kerala Forest Department

Leopard trapped in chicken coop in Palakkad, dead

January 29, 2023

Leopard trapped in chicken coop in Palakkad, dead

Chief forest veterinary surgeon Arun Zackariya and team are expected to reach Kunthipadam in a few hours to examine the animal.

January 24, 2023
Rising human-elephant conflict: darting teams reel under sedative drug shortage

Action yet to be initiated on a proposal to procure Immobilon drug.
January 21, 2023
Forest dept personnel closing in on rogue elephant PT-7 in Dhoni

Led by forest chief veterinary surgeon Dr Arun Zachariah, the Rapid Response Team left for the forest at 4am on Saturday in its bid to tranquillise and capture Palakkad Tusker 7 at a safe spot.
January 19, 2023
Forest Dept action against man who instigated ‘Padayappa’

The case has been charged under the Wildlife Protection Act against Chudala (42) aka Das, who is a contractor at the factory division of the Kadalar Estate of the Kannan Devan Company.
January 16, 2023
Buffer zone: SC refers petitions to new three-judge bench

An earlier three-member bench, on June 3, 2022, mandated a minimum 1 km Ecologically Sensitive Zone, or buffer zone, around all protected forests in the country.
January 07, 2023
63,500 complaints against buffer zone filed, SC to consider case on Jan 11

At least 28,493 have been uploaded on the Asset Mapper app of the Kerala State Remote Sensing and Environment Centre (KSRSEC).
December 27, 2022
PSC says it's toothless after tribal youth denied job for having protruding teeth

It requires an amendment to the provisions of the Kerala Public Services Act for candidates with buck teeth to be able to get a job in the uniform.

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