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Fires play a major role in the management of tiger reserves, both as a tool to maintain grasslands and as an ecological threat

The forest fires began late on Tuesday and by the time the forest teams reached the location, the situation was alarming. But the teams managed to control the fire soon

Hyderabad: The frequency and intensity of forest fires in India, as well as the number of months in which such fires occur, have increased in the past two decades, according to a study ‘Managing Forest Fires in a Changing Climate’ released by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), an independent, non-partisan, one of […]

Hyderabad: Forest fires are a common occurrence in forests across the State during summer and cause severe damage and destruction. This year to prevent and control forest fires in its limits, Amrabad Tiger Reserve (ATR) is roping in local Chenchus and utilizing their services. To begin with, awareness is being created among the local Chenchus […]

Local communities can play a better role in the prevention of forest fires

Raghuvir Lal, 65, a retired PWD employee, was charred to death when he was engulfed in flames while trying to extinguish a blaze in Soniyala forest area.

According to the officials, nearly 450 forest fire incidents have been recorded in Mulugu district so far this summer.

People living on forest fringes deliberately start fires to induce growth of grass for cattle grazing or crop rotation