Wildlife

Balasore: Panic spread in a village of Odisha's Balasore district as a leopard went on an attack spree and injured four villagers on Saturday. According to sources, the incident took...

Bhubaneswar: Elephant population in Odisha now stands at 2098, showing a marginal rise in their number by 122 in the last seven years, according to the Elephant Census Report 2024....

Bargarh: In order to attract visitors, particularly celestial watchers, the authorities of Debrigarh Sanctuary in Odisha's Bargarh district have launched the initiative of "Star Gazing". The sanctuary, located near the...

Nuapada: Forest officials have seized another leopard hide and arrested five persons in this connection in Odisha's Nuapada district. Khariar DFO Ajiz Khan told the media that they had received...

Rourkela: Forest officials have seized elephant tusks before being smuggled out of Odisha and arrested 11 persons in this connection in Sundargarh district. Following reliable information that some people had...

Angul: Another elephant died due to electrocution in a village under Bantala forest range in Odisha's Angul district. According to sources, the adult elephant had strayed into Kantamegha village under...

Bhubaneswar: Forest officials have arrested one person for allegedly hunting a leopard in a forest in Odisha's Sambalpur district. Speaking to media persons on Thursday, Rairakhol DFO Arabinda Mohanty said...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has launched its own leopard enumeration to ascertain the exact population of the big cats in the state, while elephant census is slated to be conducted...

Bhubaneswar: The Railway Protection Force (RPF) seized more than 100 turtles while being transported in a train at Bhubaneswar railway station and arrested four persons including a woman in this...

Bhubaneswar: Forest officials have busted a wildlife smuggling racket and arrested 7 persons of an inter-state gang in Odisha. According to sources, the Wildlife wing of the Forest department had...