Order of the High Court of Tripura in the matter of Court on its own motion Vs The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare & Others dated 09/01/2025. The HC was informed that National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) has granted approval for establishing two new Facility-integrated ART Centres (Fi-ARTC) …
BHUBANESWAR: The Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) authorities have zeroed in on two sites in the habitat to release a Royal Bengal Tiger that is currently housed at Nandankanan. The STR authorities have sent the details to the state government. Since the tiger is likely to be released in the wild …
The Centre is expanding its vulture conservation programme across eight centres to save the endangered species and arrest the steady decline of their population. The move to emulate successful vulture breeding and rescue centre in Pinjore comes ahead of the ambitious plan to release these birds, bred in captivity, into …
The forest department on Monday said it would not make any suggestions regarding relocation of the stray wild male tiger (now at Nandankanan zoo) to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). NTCA had recently asked the wildlife wing to release the tiger to Satkosia wildlife sanctuary. Forest and environment minister …
BHUBANESWAR: The breeding of white-backed vulture has seen no progress in the past one and a half years despite the opening of a breeding centre at Nandankanan zoo. The authorities cited difficulties in getting stock of such vultures to start breeding. The zoo, which is a nodal centre for conservation …
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) team may find it difficult to ascertain the natal habitat of the wild tiger since trap cameras were only recently installed in Satkosia wildlife sanctuary. The team would have no camera footage or photograhs to match with that of the seven-year-old feline, which recently …
Amid raging controversy whether to release or to house the wild tiger that strayed into Nandankanan zoo on April 30, a technical committee is likely to seal the fate of the tiger on Wednesday after a detailed discussion. The committee comprises chief wildlife warden, zoo officials, a member nominated by …
Attempt to retain it as a captive animal opposed Biswajit Mohanty, Secretary of Wildlife Society of Orissa, on Wednesday demanded immediate release of the wild tiger that walked into the Nandankanan Zoological Park here recently. Pugmarks sighted In a letter addressed to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), Mr. Mohanty …
The Orissa forest department is holding on to a wild tiger that strayed inside Nandankanan Zoo over a week ago, saying they don't know its original habitat and therefore cannot release it. Sources in the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), however, said Nandankanan authorities planned to use the tiger for …
Animal adoption may not have been a trend with nature lovers in Odisha - unlike in Karnataka where iconic cricketers like Rahul Dravid have adopted cheetahs from the Mysore Zoo - but it is catching up nonetheless. On Sunday, a tigress of Nandankanan Zoological Park was taken up for adoption …
Following Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s directive to speed up the process of tranquilising the tiger roaming in Rehmankheda forest of Lucknow for the past three months, the forest department has now roped in the Assistant Director of Nandankanan Zoological Park in Orissa, Kamal Lochan Purohit, for the operation. Before Purohit, …
BHUBANESWAR: With bird flu scare gripping several parts of the State, the Nandankanan Zoo on Tuesday went into a precautionary mode sanitising the sprawling facility and effecting preventive measures. The zoo authorities rid the entire premises of stray dogs. All poultry birds, including chicken, on the zoo premises were eliminated …
BHUBANESWAR: The Nandankanan Zoological Park, which is adding new attractions in its Golden Jubilee year, is making the most of the year-end festivities and holidays. A whopping 33,400 visitors turned up at the animal park on Sunday, marking the Christmas celebrations, creating a record of footfalls. The authorities said it …
BHUBANESWAR: The Nandankanan Zoological Park is all set to add to its exhibits. The zoo has planned to bring in at least five different species of endangered animals in an exchange programme. From primates to stumptailed macaques, the premier zoo has asked for at least a dozen of new animals …
BHUBANESWAR: Wildlife authorities and conservationists on Monday joined forces and called for increased protection of elephant habitats and corridors to save jumbos which are facing a development onslaught. Every year, October 4, the day before Wildlife Week observance begins, is celebrated as Elephant Day. Monday marked hectic activities by the …
BHUBANESWAR: The wildlife wing of the Forest department has raised concerns over the setting up of 1,000 mw thermal power plant proposed by Tata Power Company at Naraj. Its proximity to critical sites, impact of pollution on them as well as on the wildlife are issues the wildlife wing is …
ANGUL: THERE has been a growing concern across the country over the fast dwindling population of vultures. Gone are the days when we found vultures in groups flying in the sky or fighting for a carcass. The bird is nowhere in sight in the State though it thrives in small …
The global warming which is inviting trouble to our earth is evident from its effect on the living creatures. The temperature in coastal Odisha is increasing day-by-day. The temperature during first week of April was the highest in the last decade. The port town, Odisha coast, various rivers and ponds …
BHUBANESWAR: The avenues for amusement and entertainment may have gone up in the city, but good old Nandankanan Zoo continues to draw in the crowd as the tourists
The ongoing year is inching closer to an end but the passing year would be not be a memorable one for the major big cat conservation projects in the State. This year, the State Forest Department had to face the ignominy and all round criticism for wipeout of tigers from …
Rajesh Singh, the alleged mastermind behind the marmoset theft, had struck a deal with a 72-year-old man in Pune to sell the rare monkeys, police said on Monday.
