Overview

• At the Wildlife Week valedictory in Bengaluru, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah warned that the law will not spare anyone involved in killing wildlife, regardless of their influence.
• He cited recent poisonings in MM Hills, including a tigress and her four cubs and, in a separate incident, a 13-year-old tiger.
• Siddaramaiah said villagers angry over cattle losses were responsible for the poisonings and directed officials to act with greater responsibility to prevent such attacks.
• Calling for scientific solutions to reduce conflict, he noted Karnataka’s leading elephant numbers, strong tiger population, and stressed protecting existing forests.
• Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre announced a 1 MW captive solar plant at Bannerghatta Biological Park to power the facility entirely with solar energy, with inauguration next week.