Kerala Forest Department

January 14, 2022

India's forest, tree cover rises by 2,261 sq km in 2 years; Kerala registers marginal increase

India's forest and tree cover has risen by 2,261 square kilometers in the last two years with Andhra growing maximum forest cover.

January 11, 2022
Forest officials lay trap for mother leopard after rescuing cubs from abandoned house

The plot where the leopards were found was not cleared of weeds and greenery which have invaded the abandoned house for the last several years.
December 17, 2021
Injured tiger on prowl in Mananthavady continues to evade traps

The district authorities have deployed six battalions of forces comprising police and forest officials. Locals from the Kurichi tribal community have also been included in the search team to locate the beast.
December 17, 2021
Kerala draws up policy for restoration of forests, Cabinet gives nod

The restoration efforts will also focus on degraded forests that belong to the government.
November 22, 2021
Wild animals claim 64 human lives so far this year in Kerala

The State Government is also pressing the Central Government to designate wild boars as vermins, so as to enable the farmers to kill the wild boards that attack human beings and cause large-scale destruction to crops.
November 17, 2021
Mullaperiyar row: Periyar Tiger Reserve officer okayed move to cut trees under duress

Babu opposed the axing of trees saying it was against Central rules and that it required the approval of the Kerala government.
November 06, 2021
Monson in Forest Dept custody; to be quizzed over possession of tusks, whale bones

It was the Crime Branch, investigating the cheating cases involving Monson, which first informed the Forest Department about the presence of such suspected trophies at his home.

Kerala Forest Department

India's forest, tree cover rises by 2,261 sq km in 2 years; Kerala registers marginal increase

Forest officials lay trap for mother leopard after rescuing cubs from abandoned house

Injured tiger on prowl in Mananthavady continues to evade traps

Kerala draws up policy for restoration of forests, Cabinet gives nod

Wild animals claim 64 human lives so far this year in Kerala

Mullaperiyar row: Periyar Tiger Reserve officer okayed move to cut trees under duress

Monson in Forest Dept custody; to be quizzed over possession of tusks, whale bones

The forest mafia went on a tree-felling spree as the Govt sat on nine reports

How a senior forest official conspired with timber smugglers to trap upright officers, and failed

Excise left red-faced as Forest dept impounds 'unaccounted' deer antler from its office