Wildlife

Cuttack: In order to save elephants from electrocution, the Orissa High Court has directed the state government to form a joint task force to supply alternative energy in forest areas....

Bargarh: Forest officials prevented 3 persons from hunting wild animals and arrested them from Debrigarh Sanctuary in Odisha's Bargarh district on early morning of Sunday. On information of movement of...

Dhenkanal: Human casualty due to elephant attack continued in Odisha's Dhenkanal district as a man was trampled to death by a herd on Saturday. According to sources, the incident tool...

Cuttack: In a relief to Odisha government, the Orissa High Court on Friday issued an interim stay on the NGT's order on elephant corridors in the state. Accepting a writ...

Bhubaneswar: In a big relief to victims of man-animal conflict, the Odisha government has hiked the compensation amount with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approvign a proposal in this regard. Every...

Keonjhar: Amid reports killing of buffalos by a tiger in the area, forest officials have restricted the entry of people and domestic animals into the Atei reserve forest in Odisha’s...

Bhubaneswar: More than 1 crore hatchlings of Olive Ridley turtles have already emerged from their sandy nests and gone into the sea along Odisha coast in the last few days....

Bhubaneswar: With heatwave condition prevailing across Odisha, the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest has issued a set of steps to be taken by the DFOs for protection of the wildlife....

Keonjhar: Keeping parrots in captivity and uploading videos on YouTube proved costy for a youth of Odisha’s Keonjhar district as he was arrested for allegedly violating the Wildlife (Protection) Act,...

Bhubaneswar: A young man of Odisha’s Keonjhar district has landed in trouble for allegedly violating  Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, by keeping Alexandrine parakeets under captivity and uploading videos on social...