http://conservationthreats.org/reports conservationthreats.org Recently reported threats http://conservationthreats.org/reports/443 Most people doesn't know the existence of other half of famous Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary at GendeHosalli at about 8kms away from Ranganathittu proper. While four islands of GendeHosalli are properly fenced in the backside, entrance in tank bund area is left out without any protection. During summer when water is low these islands become hub of all kinds of illegal activites. Its better to provide proper fencing all around and to post a guard in the place. http://conservationthreats.org/reports/443 http://conservationthreats.org/reports/442 Villagers from GejjeGaranaHalli of channarayapattana taluk, catch the leopard which attacked 2 persons from same village. They also said that FD people have not taken the issue seriously and didnt catch the leopard so we have to catch it for our safety and we did,, Treatment has been given to injured leopard. http://conservationthreats.org/reports/442 http://conservationthreats.org/reports/441 Bangalore, May 15, 2013, DHNS: Forest officials arrested a man on Wednesday on charges of hunting a deer at Kanakpura forest. Fayaz, 40, is the arrested. He is accused of killing a deer at Muneshwara forest near Kodihalli at Hobli. His two associates, Ijaz Pasha, 32, and Papanna, 40, managed to escape. The police have also recovered deer meat, a two-wheeler and an unlicenced gun that was used to shoot the animal. The suspects were planning to transport the meat and sell it in the City. In the afternoon, the forest guards found Fayaz and his two associates suspiciously moving in the forest area. The forest guards brought the matter to the notice of the higher officials, who along with additional reinforcements reached the spot and arrested Fayaz. http://conservationthreats.org/reports/441 http://conservationthreats.org/reports/440 Bengaluru: Sleuths of the CBI’s Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) raided the home of a senior forest officer, Dr C.D. Dyavaiah int HSR Layout VI sector and seized four elephant tusks from it on Tuesday. The tusks were handed over to the office of the Deputy Conservator of Forests, and the officer was booked under various sections of the Wildlife (protection) Act 1972. Dr Dyavaiah, who is of the rank of Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, is presently the Managing Director of the Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC). As acquiring or keeping wild artefacts without permission in writing from the Chief Wildlife Warden is illegal, the presence of the tusks in the home of the IFS officer is presumed to be illegal and an offence under the Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972, explain officers of the Forest Mobile Squad. The tusks will now be sent for testing by veterinary experts either to the Institute of Veterinary Sciences, the veterinary department of Bengaluru University or the Wildlife Institute at Dehradun to see if they are genuine. The forest department will wait for the report from the veterinary experts before taking any action against the IFS officer, according to the mobile squad officers. http://conservationthreats.org/reports/440 http://conservationthreats.org/reports/439 A 8 year old bear got road killed by un identified vehicle in shivasandra forest. http://conservationthreats.org/reports/439 http://conservationthreats.org/reports/438 A pack of wolves killed 7 sheeps in Krishnapur village of shrinivaspura taluk, kolar district. http://conservationthreats.org/reports/438 http://conservationthreats.org/reports/437 Police have raided some non vegetarian serving hotels in chikkamagaluru and have saved Grey Francolin's which were in cage in the hotel, hotel owners used to fool the police telling the Grey Francolin were from legal farms, but Grey Francolin come under schedule 4 of Wild life act. http://conservationthreats.org/reports/437 http://conservationthreats.org/reports/436 A spotted deer which has come to villages side in search of water was chased by stray dogs and dogs have bitten left leg and tail of the deer. http://conservationthreats.org/reports/436 http://conservationthreats.org/reports/435 A spotted deer which has come to villages side in search of water was chased by stray dogs and dogs have bitten left leg and tail of the deer. http://conservationthreats.org/reports/435 http://conservationthreats.org/reports/434 A two-year-old leopardess in Mysore appears to be killed and its paws have been removed by miscreants near Hunsur. An official said the leopardess carcass is still fresh and suspect it may have been killed for claws as all its limbs have been cut off with a weapon. There are no external injuries over the body. Hunsur forest territory DCF Vijaykumar told TOI that three days back we got a complaint from residents of Pakshirajapura that a leopard is on prowl near their village and south forest department's help. We later placed a cage with dog as bait. But we found the leopard dead a few metres away from the cage on Sunday morning. However, the dog is alive. There is no injury over its body and we believe it could have died of starvation, claims the DCF. To a query, Vijaykumar said some miscreants may have removed after its death and as of now we have no evidence of poaching the animal. However, we are investigating to go deep into the incident because this is for the first time claws of the leopard have been removed. We have filed a police case, the DCF stated. http://conservationthreats.org/reports/434