Acting on a tip-off about the bird smuggling, forest officials raided an area in Rourkela and on the borders of Jharkhand on Tuesday. They seized a large number of parrots which were being smuggled into other states for sale.
Jan 23, 2024
The trained elephants will also help forest officials in forest protection, cleaning tracks in forests, rescuing wild animals in danger, helping forest officials to tranquilize wild animals, and transporting seized items from smugglers and poachers in forested areas.
Jan 21, 2024
While returning, a sand mafia stopped them and attacked them, leaving one Forest Department staff injured. Subsequently, the Forester of the Jiral forest section, Saroj Kumar Behera lodged a complaint at Kamakhyanagar Police Station.
Nov 18, 2023
The Forest Department on Sunday also clarified that that the two dead tigers were male instead of the earlier statement that they were tigresses, and aged three and eight.
Sep 10, 2023
The villagers of Dumuria village were trying to drive away a herd of elephants on Wednesday. Then, Deepak Munda and Bapi Majhi allegedly threw fireballs at the herd.
Jul 30, 2023
As per reports, Marndi gave the officials a slip from Baripada medical college where he was brought for treatment after his arrest from Udala on Sunday.
Jul 24, 2023
The mysterious silence of the forest department officials over the incident has baffled the local people and environment lovers in the area and they have expressed massive resentment.
May 17, 2023
The audit report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (Performance and Compliance Audit) for the year ended March 2020, Government of Odisha revealed massive irregularities in “Assessment of Plantation Activities” covering the period from 2013-14 to 2017-18.
Aug 01, 2022
Before entering into a village, the pachyderms will first come across with the bees. As they are afraid of bees and don’t like bees’ buzzing sound, they wouldn’t attempt to enter the village.
Jun 13, 2022
Watch | Leopard Cub Trapped Inside Well Rescued By Forest Department At Nashik
Jan 01, 2022
Bargarh/Bhubaneswar: The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has sought report from the Odisha forest department on the death of an animal, suspected to be that of a tiger, at Damodarpada jungle near Khajuria village under Bhatli Forest Range in Bargarh district. The NTCA has also sought report on the steps taken by the forest department […]
Jul 26, 2021
Dhenkanal: Dhenkanal district witnessed the fifth elephant attack this week after an elderly man was trampled to death by a jumbo this morning at Bangrusingh village under Sadar police station. Following the incident, the forest officials issued an alert asking locals in the area to remain indoors during evenings. According to reports, the deceased identified […]
Jul 26, 2021
Bolangir: The Forest department is probing the death of a Royal Bengal tiger whose carcass was found inside a forest near Chaulamunda village on Bolangir-Nuapada border yesterday. According to sources, along with the Bolangir Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), the veterinary officials from Lathor and Khaprakhol have examined the carcass of the tiger. From preliminary investigations, […]
Jul 20, 2021
Bargarh: The Forest department has arrested 3 persons in connection with the death of a leopard whose decomposed carcass was recovered from Damodarpada forest under Bhatli Forest Range in October. The officials have also seized leopard’s claws from the possession of the arrested persons, who could be a part of a poaching racket from outside […]
Jun 23, 2021
Rourkela: With an objective to resolve the issue of water scarcity during summer season in Rourkela, the Forest department officials have started a new project in the Steel City by preserving rainwater. As per official sources, a hill watershed project in Durgapur hill has been taken up at a cost of Rs 4 crore to […]
Apr 28, 2021
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