Kalaburagi, May 18 (IANS) Karnataka Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre on Monday said the government would take necessary measures to increase green cover in the Kalyana Karnataka region, which currently suffers from a severe shortage of forest and tree cover, leading to climatic irregularities.Speaking to media persons after inaugurating a newly constructed zoo near Madabool village in Kalagi taluk of Chittapur constituency, Khandre stressed the need to create greater aware…
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Bengaluru, May 7 (IANS) A giraffe named Shivani died at the Bannerghatta Biological Park on the outskirts of Bengaluru on Thursday after suffering from a medical condition identified as caecal torsion, officials said. Shivani, a female giraffe aged three years and ten months, had reportedly stopped consuming food for the past three days. A team of veterinarians had been treating the animal during this period, but the giraffe did not respond to treatment.Officials said the animal died at around 1…
Bengaluru, Feb 13 (IANS) A leopard attacked a caretaker at the Bannerghatta Biological Park on Friday morning, leaving him seriously injured.The Bannerghatta Biological Park is located on the outskirts of Bengaluru city and a large number of people from the city visit it.The victim, identified as Shantappa, was reportedly carrying out cleaning work inside the leopard’s enclosure when the incident occurred at around 8.30 a.m. The park falls under the jurisdiction of the Bannerghatta police statio…