 | 120 acres of Anekal forest land worth Rs 800 crore recoveredThe department moved to recover the lands after the High Court vacated the stay last year on a slew of writ petitions filed by encroachers. |
 | Forest dept plans relocation of deer to Bannerghatta parkThe Forest Department rescued and rehabilitated a male spotted deer that had strayed out of Turrahalli State Forest (TSF) into urban areas, late on Friday night. |
 | Bannerghatta Park beckons, coronavirus protocol in placeThe State government has certified the Bannerghatta National Park to be “safe” for public visit amid the Covid-19 pandemic, said park authorities. |
 | Forest department recovers grabbed land in jumbo corridor in KarnatakaThese deemed forest lands fall in an area where elephants move freely and are part of the newly declared ESZ of the Bannerghatta National Park (BNP). |
 | Bannerghatta in peril again, survey on to allow quarryingThe Karnataka High Court had shut activities of 15 mining leases in 2018 as a departmental survey had revealed illegal mining in many survey numbers of Anekal taluk. |
 | Karnataka govt to protect zoo animalsExecutive director, Mysuru Zoo, has been directed to help other zoos in supplying the necessary equipment and to procure the items required by other zoos. |
 | It’s final, Bannerghatta ESZ shrinks by 100 sqkmGreens plan to approach court against Centre’s gazette notification |
 | Citizens call for committee to check projects in Bannerghatta ESZSubmitting a memorandum to the Chief Secretary, the Bannerghatta Nature Conservation Trust (BNCT) has asked for the formation of both a monitoring committee and a zonal plan. |
 | Karnataka CM Yediyurappa writes to Centre to reduce Bannerghatta ESZIn letter to Environment Minister, Yediyurappa asks for quick response on defining buffer zone to help state’s growth plans |
 | HC restrains development activities within 10-km radius of Bannerghatta National ParkCourt says order will not impact ongoing commercial, developmental activities |
 | Bannerghatta zoo, safari fares to increase in 2020The management is of the opinion that the money will be utilised in improving the zoo’s management and the wages of the staffers. |
| Just seeing you can raise stress levels among animalsWeekend family outings to zoos and safaris are apparently leading to increased stress levels among animals too. |
 | Bannerghatta National Park faces threat of being swallowed by urban jungleApart from concrete structures, relentless quarrying along the edges of the reserve to feed the city’s demand is also posing a threat. |
