Buffer zone of Similipal biosphere most affected by forest fires: Study | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: The buffer zone of Similipal Biosphere Reserve is most affected in forest fires with most incidents linked to human activities such as agricultural expansion, illegal felling and forest resource More...
Forest dept sets up turtle hatcheries at Gahirmatha sanctuary | Bhubaneswar News
Kendrapada: The forest department has established eight sea turtle hatcheries along the coast of Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, which is the world’s largest rookery of Olive Ridley sea turtles, to protect More...
Elephant carcass found in Sadangipalli forest | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: Forest officials on Thursday found the carcass of an adult female elephant, suspected to be pregnant, in the Sadangipalli forest on the border of Berhampur-Paralakhemundi forest divisions. The elephant More...
Leopard carcass found in Kalapat forest | Bhubaneswar News
Keonjhar: The carcass of a sub-adult female leopard was found inside Kalapat reserve forest under Telkoi range in Keonjhar district. According to official sources, the carcass is more than 20 days More...
Awareness campaign in Gajapati to prevent forest fires | Bhubaneswar News
Berhampur: Forest officials in Gajapati district have launched a massive awareness campaign among people living near forests, involving elected members of the panchayat, to prevent forest fires during summer.As More...
2 women Maoists killed in joint op in Chhattisgarh forest | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Two women Maoists were killed during a combined operation by the security personnel of Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Kularighat reserve forest in the neighbouring More...
8 fishermen held for attacking forest guards in Gahirmatha | Bhubaneswar News
Kendrapada: Eight marine fishermen were arrested on Tuesday for allegedly attacking forest guards and forcibly freeing detained crew members in Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, officials said. With More...
Missing girl found in Kurla forest
Sambalpur: A 21-year-old woman, who went missing from Dhanuyatra, was found with multiple injuries in her head and body from Kurla forest in Bargarh district on Tuesday morning. “She was missing More...
Tusker who aided forest dept in anti-poaching drives dies
Bhubaneswar: A tusker, who was an able ally of the forest department in combating poaching and timber smuggling and had received five gunshot wounds in 2012 but recovered, died of age-related ailments on Monday. More...
One more held for mid-sea attack on forest guards in Gahirmatha | Bhubaneswar News
Kendrapada: A day after a fishing trawler was seized and its pilot arrested for alleged involvement in the mid-sea attack on forest officials within the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary, police arrested trawler owner More...