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Bhubaneswar: In good news for wildlife lovers, the count of tigers in the forests of Odisha has gone up to 30 and eight cubs. In 2022, the tiger population in Odisha was 20. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik gladly shared that the first All…

Sambalpur: Sambalpur district will get a butterfly park by the end of this year, officials said on Sunday. Divisional Forest Officer V Neelannavar said around Rs 25 lakh will be spent for developing the butterfly garden at Budharaja…

Gania: Forest Department Personnel on Wednesday arrested three poachers who were hunting wild animals in the restricted area of Satkosia Tiger Reserve. The arrested persons have been identified as Kokila Kanhar (19) of Tailasahi village…

Boudh: A man and his daughter were arrested by the forest department on charges of poaching wild animals in the forest at Kusanga in Boudh. A special squad of the forest department arrested Uttam Pradhan and his married daughter Sabitri…

Sambalpur: The forest department spotted 70 leopards and a royal Bengal Tiger in Debrigarh Sanctuary under Hirakud Wildlife Division in Sambalpur. The authorities will conduct survey of carnivores and herbivore (census or density…

Athagarh: Police on Wednesday arrested six forest department officials including a ranger and forester in connection with the death of a man in custody of forest department here in Cuttack district. Badamba police nabbed Ranger Subrat…

Sambalpur: The Hirakud reservoir has witnessed an increase of over 1 lakh birds than the previous year as the forest department spotted 3.16 lakh winged guests of around 108 species during the census this year. The forest department…

Boudh: After the carcass of an elephant was recovered from Baghiapada Session Bankamundi Reserve Compartment-8 forest in Boudh, three employees of the Forest Department have been placed under suspension on Thursday. According to reports,…

Phulbani: Forest department personnel have seized country-made firearms and wildlife contraband from Dakarbadi forest near Karada under Raikia range in Kandhamal district. A team lead by Forest Department Range Officer Sunil Kumar Sahu,…

Udala Town: Udala Forest Range officials and forest department personnel carried out a joint operation in Jamudiha village under Nuagaon Gram Panchayat under Udala block at around 8 pm last night. The Forest department received…