In yet another glaring case of alleged negligence in monitoring and surveillance by field staff of the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department, a radio-collared adult tiger that was recently rescued from a village and released into the jungle was found dead in the buffer zone of the Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Madhya Pradesh.
The animal was first sighted in Hawai Nagar in the early hours and later moved towards Birsa Chowk, disrupting traffic and forcing residents to remain indoors.
Environmentalist Subhash Dutta has written to the District Magistrate of Birbhum, Dhabal Jain, seeking a ban on the playing colours at the Sonajhuri forest in Santiniketan during Basant Utsav.
According to forest officials, the incident took place at Katiyara Baba Kutia, located under the Katarniaghat forest division on Sunday night .
The incident was reported from the Jaisinghnagar area.
The forest department has banned playing of Holi within Sonajhuri Haat area in Santiniketan, this year.
Barrackpore police and forest department officials seized a large number of turtles being smuggled from Dhanbad to Majdia and arrested a woman in connection with the incident.
A tiger that strayed into Maipith’s jungles in the Sundarbans, was finally captured early this morning, thanks to the relentless efforts of forest officials.
In a proactive effort to curb this recurring crisis, the Forest Department has formed 60 teams comprising local villagers to prevent and control fires. Each team consists of 15 members and has received financial assistance of Rs 75,000 to procure essential firefighting equipment.
Durgapur forest department and Burdwan divisional forest department have jointly seized an inter-state bus and have arrested the driver
