For poaching deer and a carcass, nine persons have been arrested from two areas coming under Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve. 15 kg of meat seized from them.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on Friday launched a scheme to provide interim relief for farmers who lost livestock to wild animals in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve.
The project, launched jointly with Thalavadi Adivasi Munnetra Sangam (Tams), aims to prevent farmers from launching retaliatory attack on wild animals, a statement from WWF India said. “Tribals and other forest dwelling communities living in the hill villages of Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) are dependent on livestock for their livelihood. Sometimes, livestock get killed by wild animals such as tigers and leopards. The state Government has a compensation scheme in place for the livestock owners. But the compensation reaches the owners after considerable time due to time taken for the government procedure. Tams, with the help of WWF India, aims to bridge the gap between livestock death and government compensation delivery with the interim relief. The project is expected to put an end to instances of farmers p
Leopard preying on livestock trapped near Coimbatore, released into forest
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Officials said the leopard was released into Thengumarahada forest after an examination
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Officials said the leopard was released into Thengumarahada forest after an examination
A leopard that had been frequenting villages near Madukkarai in Coimbatore district and preying on the livestock, fell into a trap laid by the Forest Department early on Saturday morning.
The leopard, aged around six, was trapped in a cage placed by the Department at Gandhi Nagar near Madukkarai around 4 a.m. on Saturday.
The carnivore had been frequenting Ayyappan Kovil Street, Vinayagar Kovil Street, Ayyampathy, Tamilannai Street, Gandhi Nagar and a few other residential areas near Madukkarai for about a month. It had killed four goats of a farmer at Gandhi Nagar and attacked the pet dog of a resident of Mattapparai in the early hours of January 20.
Wildlife articles burnt at STR
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Wildlife articles, including tushes of female elephant and leopard skins, that were seized by the Forest Department on various occasions were burnt at Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (STR) here on Saturday.
Eleven items of wildlife articles comprising tushes, deer antlers, leopard skin, tiger fake skin, tiger teeth and nails, leopard teeth, nails and jaws in the possession of the department were burnt in the presence of Nihar Ranjan, Chief Conservator of Forests and Field Director, STR, P.G. Arunlal, District Forest Officer, Sathyamangalam Division and Deputy Field Director, STR, range officers, field staff, NGOs and members of village forest committee here.
The leopard was released into Thengumarahada forest.
COIMBATORE: A leopard that was frequenting villages near Madukkarai on the outskirts of Coimbatore was trapped in a cage by forest department officials on Saturday morning.
The leopard was released into Thengumarahada forest in Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve following a medical examination. The age of the carnivore is believed to be between five and six years.
The leopard was first spotted in Madukkarai region earlier in 2019, but no major issues were reported then. But in July 2020, the carnivore killed two goats belonging to a farmer in Vinayagar Kovil Street. Immediately, the forest department placed a cage and two camera traps near the village to track its movement, a forest department official said.