Two killed, two injured in bison attack in West BengalOctober 13th, 2009 KOLKATA - Two people were killed and two others, including a policeman, were injured when two bisons entered a village in West Bengal's Cooch Behar district Tuesday and attacked the villagers, forest department officials said. The incident took place in Ghoksadanga village in Cooch Behar district, some 750 km from here, when two wild bisons entered the village and damaged a few houses there.
Forest Service to review why firefighters initially scaled back efforts against LA wildfireSeptember 30th, 2009 Forest Service to probe LA wildfire responseLOS ANGELES — The U.S. Forest Service is reviewing why firefighters initially scaled back efforts on a massive wildfire that eventually burned 250 square miles on the edge of Los Angeles.
Man jailed for keeping an owl captiveSeptember 6th, 2009 BHOPAL - A Madhya Pradesh court has sentenced a man to three years' imprisonment for clipping the wings of an owl and keeping it captive in his house in Chhindwara district for three years. Chief Judicial Magistrate of Chhindwara Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi sentenced Gendalal last week.
US Forest Service: Arson caused giant wildfire north of LA; homicide investigation launchedSeptember 3rd, 2009 US Forest Service: Arson caused giant LA wildfireLOS ANGELES — The U.S. Forest Service says arson is the cause of the wildfire north of Los Angeles that killed two firefighters.
Forest Service worker killed by falling tree as he helped clean up Ore. marijuana operationAugust 21st, 2009 Falling tree hits, kills OR Forest Service workerBAKER CITY, Ore. — A U.S. Forest Service employee is dead after being struck by a falling tree as he helped clean up a marijuana growing operation in eastern Oregon.
Forest Oil names Raymond Wilcox as company's newest board memberAugust 20th, 2009 Forest Oil names new board memberNEW YORK — Forest Oil Corp. said Thursday that Raymond I.
Santa Barbara County wildfire prompts closure of 111 square miles of forestlandAugust 11th, 2009 Calif. wildfire closes 111 square miles of forestSANTA MARIA, Calif. — Authorities have closed nearly 111 square miles of the Los Padre National Forest because of a wildfire that could pose a threat to ranches in northern Santa Barbara County.
Ranches ordered evacuated as fire spreads in northern Santa Barbara CountyAugust 11th, 2009 Fire prompts evacuations north of Santa BarbaraSANTA MARIA, Calif. — Authorities have ordered the evacuation of 14 ranches near a wildfire in northern Santa Barbara County.
Six houses damaged by wild elephant in DarjeelingJuly 23rd, 2009 SILIGURI - At least six houses were damaged by a wild elephant Wednesday night in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, a forest official said Thursday. "An elephant went berserk, and moving out of the forest in Kurseong forest division damaged at least six houses in that area.
Canada forest fire continues to rage as 11,000 forced to stay away from their homesJuly 20th, 2009 Canada forest fire continues to rageKELOWNA, British Columbia — Firefighters and air tankers in southern British Columbia continue to battle a forest fire that has forced the evacuation of 11,000 residents. The British Columbia Forest Service says that the fires, which sparked over the weekend, did not spread overnight but officials are still struggling to contain the blaze.
Judge overturns Bush administration change to rule protecting spotted owl habitatJuly 1st, 2009 Judge overturns Bush administration logging ruleGRANTS PASS, Ore. — A federal judge has struck down the Bush administration's change to a rule designed to protect the northern spotted owl from logging in national forests.
Forest Service claims it's done better job thinning forests to protect homes than study saidJune 27th, 2009 Forest Service disagrees with study on thinningGRANTS PASS, Ore. — The U.S.
Two panthers poached in Madhya Pradesh forestJune 26th, 2009 BHOPAL - The bodies of two panthers and various other animals, who are believed to have been poisoned by poachers, were found in Madhya Pradesh's Katni district, officials said Friday. "Two panthers and some other animals - all suspected to have been poisoned by poachers - were Thursday found dead close to a water hole in the Dheemarkheda range of the Kami forest division some 400 km from here," said Katni divisional forest officer A.K.
Career forester named to head US Forest ServiceJune 17th, 2009 Career forester named US Forest Service chiefWASHINGTON — Montana forester Tom Tidwell is the new head of the U.S. Forest Service.
All aboard! Threatened NM fish get helicopter ride away from forest fireJune 11th, 2009 Biologists help rare fish flee New Mexico fireALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As a lightning-sparked fire charred thousands of acres in southwestern New Mexico, biologists and firefighters used helicopters and trucks for an unusual evacuation.
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