Melanistic tiger killed by poachers from Lodha tribe in Similipal Tiger Reserve | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: Lodha tribe members, who are very few in number but are ferocious wildlife offenders, were involved in poaching of the rare melanistic tiger in Similipal Tiger Reserve on Wednesday, wildlife authorities More...
Odisha’s mysterious tigers: Why do melanistic big cats have darker appearance | Bhubaneswar News
Similipal Tiger Reserve is the world’s only landscape with melanistic tigers, a rare variant of the Royal Bengal Tiger. TOI’s Riyan Ramanath explains this special breed of tiger present in Odisha’s More...
Melanistic tiger killed in world’s only habitat in Similipal, 4 arrested
Bhubaneswar: A melanistic Royal Bengal Tiger (RBT) was killed by poachers in Similipal Tiger Reserve, the world’s only habitat, where some estimated 20 black-striped cats remain, authorities More...
Watch: Rare melanistic leopard with cub spotted in Odisha’s Nayagarh district | Bhubaneswar News
Bhubaneswar: A melanistic leopard with its cub was sighted in Nayagarh district on Friday, Odisha’s chief wildlife warden Prem Kumar Jha said in a post on X. “A rare melanistic leopard More...
Watch: Rare melanistic leopard spotted in Odisha forest carrying cub in its mouth
In a rare sight, a melanistic leopard was seen roaming around in Odisha’s Nayagarh forest with a cub. The awe-inspiring moment was captured on camera. In the video, the melanistic spotted feline, also More...
Melanistic Tiger Cubs: 2 melanistic tiger cubs spotted moving with tigress in Similipal | Bhubaneswar News
BHUBANESWAR: In a cheer for wildlife lovers and conservationists, two melanistic (black stripes) tiger cubs have been spotted moving with their mother (T-24), also melanistic, in Similipal Tiger Reserve. Similipal More...