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Karnataka's Forest Department and NGOs are at odds over the best timing to remove invasive species like Senna and Lantana.

According to forest officials, Senna was first introduced in Mudumalai as an ornamental species by the British. It has now spread to Bandipur, Nagarhole, Wayanad, MM Hills in Karnataka and even in ...