Tag: Forest Department

Elephant Gets Stuck In Flooded River In Uttarakhand, Rescued & Released In Forest

These images are of an elephant stuck in a well in Bangiriposi Range in Mayurbhanj district. This elephant was stuck in a well while its herd was crossing the area from Similipal National Park. The elephant had lost its way in the dark and had fallen into the well.

Huge crowd gathered near Mundali bridge this morning (September 24) after a herd of eight elephants were reportedly swept away by heavy water current while crossing Mahanadi river near Mundali.

These dramatic visuals show an intense face-off between a leopard and a cat after they fell into a well in Nashik city of Maharashtra. As per officials, the two felines had fallen into the well while the leopard was chasing the cat, but were later rescued safely from the well.

Sundergarh: Tension prevailed at Deogaon in Bonai block of Sundergarh district after a herd of seven elephants strayed into human settlement and destroyed paddy stocks, crops in several hectares of agricultural land today. On getting information, officials of Deogaon Forest department reached the spot and have launched a massive operation to drive the elephants back […]

Cuttack:  Monkey menace at famous Shiva shrine at Dhabaleswar in Cuttack district has now put the temple authorities in fix. According to sources, four devotees have been injured after being attacked by a group of monkeys near the Jhula (hanging bridge). This has now led to panic not only among devotees but also priests at […]

Bhubaneswar: Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Wildlife, Sandeep Tripathy today informed that population of blackbucks in the state has registered a slight increase to 4,082. The annual census of the mammal called ‘Krushnasar Mriga’ in local parlance showed that their numbers have increased to 4,082. Tripathy said that due to increased focus on conservation, […]

Bhubaneswar: With instances of deaths while taking selfie with elephants on the rise in Odisha, the forest department has now decided to intensify awareness campaigns to prevent such casualties. Official sources said, workshops and other programmes will be initiated  in nearly 90 percent of regions that have frequent movement of elephants particularly in Jharsuguda, Rourkela, […]

Bhubaneswar: The leopard which was trapped by forest department officials from Haladi village in Nuapada two days ago, arrived at Nandankanan zoo on Tuesday night. The animal has been kept in isolation ward of the zoo and is being looked after by veterinary experts, official sources said. The leopard fell into the trap laid by […]

Nuapada: Close on the heels of the capture of a man-eater leopard that had unleashed terror, the forest department officials have managed to trap another leopard in Haladi village of Nuapada district. Official sources said the breakthrough came this evening after the leopard fell into the trap laid up by the forest department officials. Confirming […]

Puri: Forest officials today recovered the carcass of a 16-ft long whale shark which washed ashore near Light House here drawing crowd in huge numbers. Many were amused to see the carcass and were busy taking photographs before forest officials reached the spot. The length of the schedule-1 marine creature is around 16 ft and […]

Bhubaneswar: Taking a cue from the tiger relocation programmes at Sariska National Park of Maharashtra and Panna National Park of Madhya Pradesh, Odisha forest department is all set to launch the ambitious project at Satkosia tiger reserve in Angul district to maintain bio-diversity in the major forest. One male and a female tiger will be […]

Keonjhar: Tourists can now spend a day amidst forest to enjoy the scenic beauty of Sana Ghagara, Kandhadhara water fall and other places in the district as Forest Department today inaugurated an Eco Tourism centre at Anjara near Sana Ghagara water fall in a bid to boost tourist inflow. The tourism centre set up at […]

Bhubaneswar: Tension prevailed after an elephant trampled a man at Oupada Mahadia village under Sadar range in Dhenkanal in the wee hours on Sunday.   The deceased has been identified as Prasanna Baral. The incident occurred when he was on his way to a neaby field for attending nature’s call.   Local villages said that […]

Niali: An eerie emptiness has engulfed the cowsheds and stables in Niali area which has seen more than 100 sheep being killed by a mysterious animal, and panic-stricken farmers are now sheltering their livestock inside their homes. The headache for Sudarsan Behera, a farmer from Khulisa village after losing 3 sheep from a herd of […]