Tag: chief wildlife warden

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the Forest Department is keeping a close watch on wild animals in Odisha, said Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) ...

Bhubaneswar: Following the outbreak of coronavirus, the Odisha Forest and Environment Department on Saturday issued guidelines for eco-tourism. Briefing the media here, Chief Wildlife Warden Hari Shankar Upadhyay said that ...

Bhubaneswar: The process to shift tigress Sundari from Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha’s Angul district to Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh has been postponed. Announcing this at a press ...

Bhubaneswar: Taking note of the rising incidents of human-elephant conflicts, the Odisha government has decided to send Forest Department officers to West Bengal for training. “The West Bengal government has ...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Thursday said that tigress Sunadri would be shifted to Kanha National Park in Madhya Pradesh (MP) any time now. The announcement came two weeks after ...

Cuttack: The alleged kingpin of the Pangolin smuggling racket, Madhab Chandra Patra, was nabbed from Godisahi area under Barang police limits in Odisha’s Cuttack district on Thursday. Informing the media ...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the rising man-animal conflict, the Odisha government has decided to set up a new elephant sanctuary in the state. Briefing mediapersons here on Thursday, Chief Wildlife ...

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of the death of five elephants, including four at Nandankanan zoo, due to herpes virus, the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) has formed a committee of experts ...

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government will soon launch a scheme, Gajabandhu Yojana, for the safety of elephants. Chief Wildlife Warden Ajay Kumar Mahapatra told the media on Saturday that people will be ...

Bhubaneswar: In a first, the Odisha government is going to track the movement of  freshwater crocodiles, Chief Wildlife Warden, Ajay Kumar Mahapatra, told the media on Thursday. Mahapatra said it ...