Odisha Forest Department

Baripada: In the wake of concerns regarding the number of big cats in the State, the Odisha Forest Department began the tiger census on Tuesday in Similipal National Park. The state government decided to conduct the tiger census after…

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Forest Department has planned to conduct tiger census every year. This year, the exercise will begin from October 15. A detailed report on the big cat population will be compiled by the end of January, forest…

Bhubaneswar: The National Green Tribunal issues notices to Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate and Odisha forest department while hearing a petition filed by Wildlife Society of Odisha regarding the Construction of cottages on…

Bhubaneswar: The state-level 73rd Vanamahotsav was observed with much enthusiasm inside the premises of Municipal Corporation Government High School at Baramunda in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik graced the…

Karanjia: The Wildlife Crime Control Bureau along with the Odisha Forest Department has recovered a leopard skin in the Jashipur area of Mayurbhanj district and arrested seven persons including the prime accused. Acting on a tip-off, a…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Forest department on Monday released necessary funds for procurement of safety gears for forest fire fighting squads. State Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) in a letter to all Divisional Forest Officers…

Bhubaneswar: Sasmita Lenka, a female forest officer from Odisha, has been awarded with United Nation’s Asia Environmental Enforcement Award for her remarkable work in busting pangolin smuggling rackets in the State. Lenka, the Divisional…

Berhampur: Odisha Forest Department along with Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have started GPS-enabled tagging of Olive Ridley sea turtles at Rushikulya mouth near here. The tagging will enable researchers to conduct more studies on the…