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Athagarh: The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) on Friday began probe into the rampant smuggling of the endangered Pangolin in Odisha. The two-member WCCB team from Jabalpur branch led…

Athagarh: The Odisha Forest department suspects that a foreign source may be involved in the smuggling of pangolins in the state. “We have information that a foreign racket is involved in…

Bhubaneswar: Eminent environmentalist of Odisha Nadia Chand Kanungo passed away at his residence at Niladri Vihar here on Wednesday after a prolonged illness. He was 83. His last rites…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has suspended DFO Rayagada Forest Division Debarchan Behera on grounds of allegations of corruption related to construction of government buildings,…

Kendrapara: Taking note of the reluctance of the students to visit the Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha’s Kendrapara district due to excess entry fee and boat fare, the state Forest…

Bhubaneswar: A woman was killed after a rowdy langur attacked her at a village on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar on Tuesday. Sources said the deceased, Harsha Mohanty, of Khairapoda village…

Keonjhar: Following the death of three elephants on NH-20 at Balijodi under Ghatagan Forest Range in Odisha’s Keonjhar district late on Wednesday, the Forest Department on arrested a driver…

Keonjhar: Two elephants were killed and another seriously injured after they were hit by two speeding trucks on NH-20 at Balijodi under Ghatagan Forest Range in Odisha’s Keonjhar district…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government effected a minor reshuffle in the Indian Forest Service (IFS) cadre by appointing 1987 batch officer Sushil Kumar Popli as Director, Environment, a General…

Bargarh: Forest officials of Bargarh Wildlife Division on Friday arrested a youth for doing a stunt with poisonous snakes. Talking to mediapersons, Bargarh Divisional Forest Officer (DFO)…