He said, “Six precious lives were saved from a remote tribal settlement after a tireless 8-hour operation by our courageous forest officials in landslide-hit Wayanad. Their heroism reminds us ...

besides shortage of forest staff to combat forest fire, have put wildlife managers in Wayanad district in a fix. Accumulation of combustible materials, especially withered lantana plants and dried ...

A large stretch of pristine semi-evergreen forests, which is a biodiversity hotspot and origin point of several springs, in Wayanad is facing the axe from the forest department itself ...

According to a 2022 study, 62 per cent of forest cover disappeared in regions that are in Wayanad district now, between 1950 and 2018. Until the 1950s, 85 per cent of the total area of Wayanad was ...

After the landslides wreaked havoc in Kerala's Wayanad, the major rescue operation started involving armed forces, NDRF and state machinery. In line with that, the state forest department has ...

KOCHI: Forest Minister A K Saseendran, on Tuesday, said that the forest department removed 6,000 tonnes of Senna spectabilis, ...

India has since reported 400-500 cases of the disease among humans every year. Kyasanur Forest Disease hit Wayanad hard in 2015, infecting 102 people and killing 11, according to the district ...

Another is the spread of coconut plantations – emblematic of India’s coasts – into the high altitudes of Wayanad where forest loss is driving temperatures up, making them ideal conditions ...

The tiger that had terrorised the residents of Kenichira in Wayanad district over the past few days was caught on late Sunday as it walked into one of the cages set by the forest departament.

He said, “Six precious lives were saved from a remote tribal settlement after a tireless 8-hour operation by our courageous forest officials in landslide-hit Wayanad. Their heroism reminds us ...