Forest department

Athagarh: The kingpin of pangolin smuggling in Odisha, Madhab Chandra Patra, has revealed vital information during a marathon eight-hour grilling by Forest department officials on Monday. “The kingpin told us about the involvement of 10…

Athagarh: To stop rampant smuggling of Pangolins, the Athagarh Forest Divison in Odisha’s Cuttack district has announced cash reward for those who provide information about the person or  gangs involved in illegal trade. “The Forest…

Bhubaneswar: Olive Ridley turtles have begun arriving for their annual mating season at Rushikulya coast in Odisha’s Ganjam district. The mating season precedes the mass nesting of these endangered turtles at Rushikulya, which is one of…

Bhubaneswar: A day after the death of a sick female elephant inside Banra Kuamada forest in Banki forest range in Cuttack district, experts of the Odisha University of Agriculture Technology (OUAT) on Tuesday confirmed the death of the…

Keonjhar: A villager in Keonjhar district has living in a tree house with his son after his home was destroyed by wild elephants three days ago. Sudya Mahakud, resident of Kusumita village, said he shifted to the tree house to save his…

Bhubaneswar: The prospect of releasing tigress Sundari, kept in an enclosure in the core area of Satkosia sanctuary in Odisha’s Angul district, into the wild appears uncertain. The state forest department and the National Tiger…