Injured elephant calf dies in Keonjhar forest
Keonjhar: An elephant calf, around 1.5 years old, died of injuries early on Friday in Chamakpur area of Joda section in the district. The elephant calf was first spotted by forest officials on April More...
Injured elephant calf battles for survival
Keonjhar: An one-and-a-half-year-old male elephant calf is fighting for its life under intensive medical care after being rescued by forest personnel in Keonjhar. The calf, first spotted on April 7 in Chamakpur More...
Elephant herd sparks panic in K’jhar village | Bhubaneswar News
Keonjhar: A herd of 18 elephants has been camping near a canal in Keojhar district’s Bhatunia village, within the Sadar forest range, for the past two days, triggering panic among locals who have been More...
Village celebrates birth of wild elephant calf | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: In a heartwarming display of human-wildlife harmony, residents of Gurang village in Angul district celebrated the birth of a wild elephant calf with traditional ceremonies, marking a unique milestone More...
Elephant care unit to come up in Rajgangpur | Bhubaneswar News
Rourkela: The forest department has announced plans to establish a decentralised elephant care unit in Rajgangpur range under Rourkela forest division of Sundargarh district.The facility will be More...
Video of man beating elephant sparks outrage | Bhubaneswar News
Keonjhar: A viral video showing a young man beating and teasing an elephant with a stick in Keonjhar district has drawn sharp criticism from wildlife experts, many of whom have demanded immediate action against More...
Forester, elephant squad member held for graft | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Vigilance sleuths on Wednesday arrested a forester and an elephant squad member from the Dihadol section in Dhenkanal district for allegedly accepting a Rs 10,000 bribe from a poor More...
Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia: 1209 people died in elephant attacks in 10 years | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: In the past 10 years, 1,209 people died in elephant attacks in the state, forest minister Ganesh Ram Singhkhuntia told the assembly while responding to a question from Khurda MLA Prasanta Kumar Jagadev. More...
Elephant dies after fight in Dhenkanal | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: A 35-year-old male elephant died following a fight with another elephant in Jamujhara village under Kamakhyanagar West forest range in Dhenkanal district late on Sunday. The elephant succumbed to More...
Elephant tramples villager to death | Bhubaneswar News
Keonjhar: A 41-year-old man was trampled to death by a tusker in Nambira village in Keonjhar district on Thursday night, the second such fatality in the region within 10 days.Hari Munda was killed around 11 More...