Tag: Elephant Poaching In Odisha

Bhubaneswar: It was only towards the fag end of last month, a female elephant was electrocuted after it reportedly came in contact with a livewire trap laid by farmers in Bagharatola forest under Rourkela forest division in Sundargarh district. Be it live wire trappings or sagging wires, the wires are cutting short the life of […]

Cuttack: Officials of Cuttack Forest Division on Sunday arrested a notorious elephant poacher, Babuli Mahalik (45) for his alleged involvement in hunting of over 20 elephants in Athagarh Forest Division of the district. Acting on a tip-off, a special squad of forest officials led by Athagarh Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Sasmita Lenka, raided the house […]