Wildlife

Baripada: Forest officials and Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) personnel arrested nine poachers and seized nine country-made guns and 30 kg of Sambar meat in a raid conducted in Simlipal...

Bhubaneswar: The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has said that emphasis on increasing prey base and promoting voluntary village relocation can create favourable environment for resumption of the big cat...

Jajpur: The Forest department has initiated steps against a YouTuber couple for allegedly domesticating Langurs (a species of monkeys) and sharing their videos on social media platforms in Odisha's Jajpur...

Keonjhar: A herd of elephants blocked the National Highway for more than two hours disrupting traffic movement in Odisha's Keonjhar district on Sunday. According to sources, the herd of 17...

Bhubaneswar: The Forest officers in Odisha have been directed to arrest the persons taking selfies with wild animals to prevent recurrence of such instances. In a letter to Divisional Forest...

Bhubaneswar: A black leopard has been sighted in a reserve forest in Odisha's Sundargarh district. According to sources, the trap cameras installed by the Forest department in Garjan hill of...

Bhubaneswar: One of two wallabies, procured by Nandanakanan Zoological Park near Bhubaneswar recently, died on Monday. The zoo authorities had procured two wallabies, one male and another female, from a...

Phulbani: The STF of Odisha police has seized a leopard skin and arrested one person in this connection in Kandhamal district. On the basis of reliable information about the leopard...

Nuapada: Forest officials have recovered a live pangolin and arrested 6 persons in this connection in Odisha's Nuapada district. Following reliable information about a deal being brokered on sale of...

Rayagada: A court has sentenced two persons to rigorous imprisonment for three years for smuggling leopard hides in Odisha's Rayagada district. As per the case, the STF personnel had arrested...