Bhubaneswar: Odisha government has directed the Tourism and the Forest department to prepare a ‘Home-Stay policy’ near identified wildlife sanctuaries and eco-destinations, officials said. In the meeting of the Eco-Tourism Board on Wednesday, chief secretary Asit Kumar Tripathy said eco-tourism would be developed along professional lines through the creation of market demand and private sector linkages. […]
Apr 22, 2021
By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: Forest and police officials face a big challenge with wildlife smuggling in Odisha going hi-tech. Officials who busted a pangolin smuggling racket recently discovered to their surprise that deals were being made online with criminals operating through WhatsApp groups. The same pattern is obviously being followed for the smuggling of other […]
Apr 22, 2021
Bhubaneswar: The State forest department officials on Thursday rescued five bear cubs from the outskirts of the Capital City. As per reports, the bear cubs were spotted by some locals…
Apr 22, 2021
Cuttack: A team of Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) reached Odisha today to investigate pangolin smuggling cases & ascertain whether the racket has any international links, informed Athagarh DFO Sasmita Lenka. As per reports, around 10 persons have been arrested on charges of smuggling pangolins in Athagarh area in the last few days. After interrogation […]
Apr 22, 2021
Cuttack: In a major crackdown, the forest department officials Friday arrested notorious wildlife smuggler Madhab Patra for his alleged involvement in pangolin smuggling racket in the State. Patra, a member of ‘Sasura-Jwain’ gang was nabbed from Godi Sahi under Narasinghpur area of Cuttack district. A video purportedly showing Patra involved in smuggling the scaly anteaters […]
Apr 22, 2021
Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday inaugurated the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP13) with the presence of over 2,500 delegates from 111 countries in this Gujarat city. Modi opened it through video conference, the first time the […]
Apr 19, 2021
New Delhi: On the occasion of World Wildlife Day on Tuesday, Twitterati took to social media and highlighted the importance of saving life on earth. The World Wildlife Day 2020 theme ‘Sustaining all life on Earth’ is aimed at ensuring sustainable use of resources and conservation of land and groundwater to stop biodiversity loss. All […]
Apr 19, 2021
New Delhi: In a move to minimise the revenge killing of wild animals due to human-wildlife conflicts, the state governments and Union Territories (UTs) have been advised to make swift payments of ex-gratia to the victims, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said. In a letter, the ministry has urged the state governments […]
Apr 15, 2021
Niamey: Unidentified gunmen killed six French citizens and two Nigerien guides who were visiting a wildlife park east of Niger’s capital early Sunday, the West African nation’s interior ministry said. French President Emmanuel Macron’s office confirmed that some French citizens were killed during the attack but would not elaborate. Macron had a phone call with […]
Apr 14, 2021
A female elephant was found dead in Ghusugudi forest under Karlapat Wildlife Sanctuary in Kalahandi district on Tuesday (February 9). Sources said that the carcass of the animal was spotted lying in the jungle by the Kalahandi (South) Forest Division officials.
Apr 13, 2021
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Tuesday reconstituted the State Wildlife Board with Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at its helm and Forest & Environment Minister, Bikram Keshari Arukh as his deputy. The board was reconstituted under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 section-7 and wildlife protection (Amendment) Act, 2002 section-6. As per reports, the board will function […]
Apr 10, 2021
Malkangiri: A Snake Helpline member has written to the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (Wildlife) and the Chief Wildlife Warden of Odisha alleging the hunting of wildlife and uploading of videos on YouTube by one Rajesh Mandal of Malkangiri district. Subhendu Mallik, a former Honorary Wildlife Warden of Khordha, has written the letter and demanded […]
Apr 10, 2021
The State Crime Branch officials seized a number of elephant tusks and leopard skins from Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj districts on Sunday (February 7). Three smugglers were also arrested in this connection.
Apr 08, 2021
Shimla: With the death toll of migratory water birds rising to 2,401, and almost half of them being endangered bar-headed goose visiting the Pong wetlands, Himachal Pradesh wildlife authorities on Monday said that avian influenza (H5N1) was the cause. The dead included a little white-fronted goose that was visiting the Pong wetlands alone for the […]
Apr 07, 2021
Bhubaneswar: The Standing Committee of National Board of Wildlife(SC-NBWL) in its 60th meeting held recently has approved the advisory for management of Human-Wildlife Conflict(HWC) in the country. The advisory makes important prescriptions for the States/ Union Territories for dealing with Human-Wildlife conflict situations and seeks expedited inter-departmental coordinated and effective actions. The advisory envisages empowering […]
Apr 07, 2021
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