Tag: Forest department

Berhampur: A 60-year-old man was trampled to death by a herd of elephants while his nephew sustained injuries at Chikiti under Digapahandi Forest Range of Odisha's Ganjam district. The deceased ...

Nabarangpur: The residents of Gadaba Katara village in Odisha's Nabarangpur district are living in fear of a wild animal, apparently a big cat. In the last few days, the wild ...

Rourkela: Two days after elephants were mowed down by a goods train near Rourkela city, a forester and forest guard have been suspended by the forest department. They are Bisra ...

Berhampur: The bird census team at Chilika lake had a rare citing. They came across a herd of around 13 elephants, including a calf and three tuskers. The team members, ...

Bhubaneswar: Abandoned by its herd after it came in contact with humans, an elephant calf was relocated to Kapilash zoo in Odisha on Thursday. A video clip has gone viral ...

Berhampur: A herd of 12 elephants that had strayed into Digapahandi block and damaged paddy crops on large areas in several villages of Odisha's Ganjam district, was spotted near Sishu ...

Sonepur: A herd of 60 elephants continues to wreak havoc in Binika block of Odisha’s Sonepur district where the villagers are spending sleepless nights for the last 15 days. As ...

Bhubaneswar: Taking note of the rising incidents of human casualties due to elephant attacks, the Forest Department has come up with a novel scheme “Airavat Bus Yojana”. The Department has ...

Cuttack: A female elephant succumbed to a bullet injury at Dalijoda Reserve Forest near Choudwar in Cuttack district on Monday. According to reports, the elephant was shot on the right ...

Beguniapada: A rare bird has been rescued from Chingudikhola village, under Beguniapada block of Ganjam district. The bird got injured after being attacked by crows and landed on the porch ...