Prime Intention of the Blog

"People without children would face a hopeless future; a country without trees and wildlife is almost as helpless".

I still remember my childhood days when I used to visit Dandeli a place where even my father started his professional career and also where my most of the relatives were staying.Even though I never brought up in Dandeli no one could stop me to go there since it was just two hours journey from my native. And during every visit I used to get the scoldings from my father and relatives since I used to spend most of the time in forests than in house.So as I grown up my visit to Dandeli became very less except twice or thrice in a year since I became busy with studies but always I had in my mind that I should contribute something to these magnificent forests which inspired me a lot to fall in love with the Conservation.So it is just an attempt from my side to create awareness to save these magnificent animals and landscapes they exist in.If this blog contributes in a small way to achieve this goal I will be the most happiest person in this world.
This blog mainly focuses towards conservation activities in and around Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve.This blog doesn't provide any information regarding tourism and its related activities in and around Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve.

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Thursday, March 25, 2010

No bad impact by Tiger Project

"There is no bad impact by Tiger Project on local people.People are protecting these forests since long time.There are no any special rules made after Tiger project but the rules are only applicable when anyone try to violate wildlife protection act.It is left to people who want or do not want to live here" said Mr.Sunil Panwar,Deputy Conservator of Forests Wildlife Division Dandeli. In a function "Protect Forests From Fire"organized by Dandeli Wildlife Division and Supa Charitable Foundation of Joyda, he was addressing to the people and told advantages of Tiger project .Since lot of income getting through tourists,local people can avail many facilities he said.ACF Mr.Kumarswamy and Gund RFO Mr.Varur explained the importance of protecting forests from fire.Gram Panchayat Chairmon Mrs.Anita Hegade,Supa Charitable Foundation Chairman Mr.Girish Bhagvat and people from Nandigadde,Gund,Tevali,Avurli villages were present at the time.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Anshi-Kumbarvada Road Project Dropped by KSHIP

Due to Environmental Issues Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project(KSHIP) has dropped Road Improvement of State Highway No 95 Khanapur-Sadashivgad from Anshi-Kumbarvada.Since this road passes through Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve,Permission from Ministry of Environment and Forests(MoEF) is a must.Environmentalists had protested that by road development vehicular movements will increase which undoubtedly will cause disturbances to wild animals and chances of road kill of animals are more.
               But however this decision is strongly questioned by local people since SH 95 is the one and only way which connects Belgaum and Karwar district.People are telling that the road condition is too worst and due to this none of the vehicles are passing through the road.As a result lot of students are not able to go to schools at the time and missing facilities such as health and good transportation.

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Monday, March 8, 2010

NO to Akeshia in Tiger Reserve

Joyda RFO C K Garvada cleared that Akeshia plantation is not done in regular forest and tiger reserve.While answering to the question asked in KDP meeting,he told that 4-5 years ago Akeshia plantations were done but recently department has not done any Akeshia plantation in the area.

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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Elephant tusks seized near Belgaum

Elephant tusks worth around 60lakh rupees have been seized by Police Officials and 8 people have been arrested near chikodi in belgaum district. The accusers told that these tusks have been brought from DANDELI forests and police officials told that there is a big gang involved behind this.Kindly read the article below which has published in newspaper.


Elephant tusks seized, eight men arrested
Belgaum: Feb 28, DHNS:

Chikodi police arrested eight persons and seized tusks worth Rs 60 lakh and two motorcycles worth Rs 60,000 here on Sunday.

Police said four motorcycle-borne men Arif Sangolli, Piraji Rawoot, Salim Pathan and Sadanand Manekar, all residents of Belgaum, were arrested when they were trying to smuggle the tusks to Maharashtra.

The police suspect the tusks were poached in the Dandeli forests. They had wrapped the tusks in a gunny bag and were moving in the remote villages avoiding checkpoints on the main roads.

The police, noticing the men moving suspiciously, stopped them on the Chikodi-Ankali road and seized two tusks –– one 34 inches and another 36 inches.
They spilled the beans during the interrogation that they were given the tusks by four others ––  Wilson D’Souza, Govind Sutar, Mahadev Ghatge and Yashwant Tambolkar, all residents of Khanapur. The poachers were arrested from Belgaum railway station.
DH News Service