Karnataka Chief Minister warns of strict action against killing of wildlife

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Former cricketer Anil Kumble, who was appointed arsenic  the Forest and Wildlife Ambassador, during the signing of an statement  with Meenakshi Negi, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of Forest Force), successful  Bengaluru connected  Wednesday. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Foret Minister Eshwar Khandre are besides  present.

Former cricketer Anil Kumble, who was appointed arsenic the Forest and Wildlife Ambassador, during the signing of an statement with Meenakshi Negi, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Head of Forest Force), successful Bengaluru connected Wednesday. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Foret Minister Eshwar Khandre are besides present. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR

Following the poisoning of 2 tigers and 4 tiger cubs to decease successful M.M. Hills successful Chamarajanagar district, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah connected Wednesday cautioned that strict enactment volition beryllium taken against those who termination wildlife.

He emphasised that forests person nary worth without carnal lives and that the endurance of forests determines the endurance of the planet.

Speaking aft presenting the Chief Minister’s medals to Forest and Environment Department unit astatine the valedictory relation of the 71st Wildlife Week celebrations, helium said: “Forests and wildlife are inseparable, and those who destruct them volition look the instrumentality without exception.”

The authorities would not tolerate incidents similar poisoning tigers, helium said.

Tigers, elephants

Noting that Karnataka ranked archetypal successful elephant colonisation and 2nd successful tiger colonisation successful the country, Mr. Siddaramaiah said determination was a request to support harmony betwixt carnal and quality life.

He directed wood officials to enactment with greater work and vigilance to prevention wildlife. “Those who termination tigers oregon immoderate wildlife volition beryllium dealt with severely,” helium warned.

The Chief Minister cautioned that continuous depletion of wood onshore would endanger quality endurance itself.

Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre appealed to wood unit to enactment with honesty and committedness to forestall encroachment of wood land. At present, it is hard to summation wood country and truthful the existing forests request to beryllium protected, helium said.

Solar plant

Mr. Khandre said that a megawatt captive star powerfulness works is being established astatine Bannerghatta Biological Park to conscionable the existent and aboriginal vigor needs of the park. It would go India’s archetypal eco-friendly biologic parkland powered wholly by star energy. The works would beryllium inaugurated adjacent week, the Minister said.

Published - October 08, 2025 06:46 p.m. IST

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