Ramesh urges Naveen to save tiger in Odisha
Worried over the declining number of Royal Bengal tigers in Odisha forests, former Union Minister for Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh on Monday urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to take steps to
Simlipal NP
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Illegal mining threatens Similipal ecosystem
Large-scale mining in the buffer zone of Similipal Biosphere in Mayurbhanj district is threatening the wildlife and flora and fauna of the second largest tiger reserve in the country. Despite crores being
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CB to begin probe into elephant poaching cases soon
Bhubaneswar: The state Crime Branch Police will start probe into the poaching of elephants allegedly by organised rackets at different parts of the state, official sources said. We have already received
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Comprehensive survey for dwellers inside Similipal bio-sphere mooted
Bhubaneswar: Taking note of inclusion of Similipal Biosphere Reserve and its reserve forest in World Network of Biosphere Reserves, the state government has decided to scale up livelihood projects to provide
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Colour camouflage in Parambikulam forests
Melanism can be seen more in the evergreen habitat of the Western Ghats where the interiors of the forests are dark Melanism found in some animals at the Parambikulam forests in Palakkad district of Kerala has caught the imagination of wildlife enthusiasts. Recently, managers of the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve obtained photographic evidence of a pseudo-melanistic leopard. Earlier, a melanistic spotted deer was photographed. Though no photographic evidence has been obtained, black panthers too are said to have been spotted.
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Jumbo numbers dip, poaching rampant
If the State’s jumbo population has seen a jump by 44 from 1886 to 1930, that of Sambalpur and Mayurbhanj present a worrying situation. Rampant poaching in the forests of Mayurbhanj district, tussle for
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State to create Special Tiger Protection Force
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to help conserve and protect the dwindling tiger population, the Odisha government has decided to create a Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) and prepare a long-term action plan
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Probe begins into Similipal jumbo deaths
BHUBANESWAR: A day after Similipal was rocked by the news __ poaching of four elephants __ the Forest and Environment Department on Monday pressed the panic button. Chief Wildlife Warden Janardan Dibakar
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Elephant Census to begin from June 1
BARIPADA: Forest officials are all set for this year’s elephant census. It will be conducted simultaneously in Balasore and Mayurbhanj districts besides West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand between
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MoEF steps in to bring man, jumbo closer
With escalating man-elephant conflicts and more than 20 elephant deaths from in and around Simlipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha, nearly 100 villages have been involved in a campaign “Haathi Mere Saathi”
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Simlipal despair: Tigers forced to starve
Simlipal Tiger Reserve, the fourth biggest tiger reserve in the country, may soon go the Sariska way with the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) pointing out an “alarmingly low prey base” due