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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35 poachers held, guns seized
Three days after a mob stormed into the core area of Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) threatening the field staff to go on a hunting spree, the park officials on Friday arrested as many as 35 poachers. Fifteen
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Commandos to protect tigers in Karnataka
COUNTRY’s FIRST: Fifty-four personnel were given three-month training to provide them with skills such as how to survive in the jungle and use of weapons like SLR, assault rifles, LMG and grenades, The
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Jumbo killings: Kingpin nabbed
BHUBANESWAR: In a significant breakthrough in elephant poaching case, the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) and Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) joint team on Monday arrested four persons, including the
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Wildlife Bureau to track down jumbo killers
BHUBANESWAR: The Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) authorities have sought the help of Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) to track those behind the latest elephant poaching in the national park. Regional
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Tiger corridors proposed for MP
With the aim of ensuring safe movement of tigers into different landscapes, the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) is re-establishing tiger corridors. Two such corridors involve Madhya Pradesh but
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Activists allege illegal mining in Simlipal
Environmentalists have set the alarm bells ringing in Simlipal Tiger Reserve over rampant illegal mining activities on the foothills allegedly under the knowledge of forest staff, illegal country made liquor dens brewing up in the area besides the poor condition of the elephant corridors.
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Three more elephant deaths in Similipal reserve
Eight months after Similipal Tiger Reserve shot to infamy over burning of elephant carcasses by its field staff to erase evidence of poaching, three more elephants were found dead inside the reserve
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Death stalks elephants in Similipal
In a shocking replay of last year
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Ethnobiology, ethnomedicine and ethnopharmacology practices among three tribes of Similipal Biosphere Reserve, Odisha
India is a veritable emporium of herbs. The inhabitants of India knew of the medicinal use of plants from time immemorial. Under the impact of state-sponsored economic development programmes and processes