Tag: Forest Department

Dead whale shark washes ashore at Puri beach

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 […]

  • Friday, 23 July 2021
Tiger relocation programme at Satkosia soon

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 […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
Eco tourism centre unveiled in Keonjhar forest

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 […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
Jumbo menace: Elephant tramples man to death in Dhenkanal

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 […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
Panic-stricken Niali farmers keeping livestock inside homes

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 […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
Niali villagers claim to have caught suspected 'mysterious' animal

Niali: After the forest department and special team from Similipal National Park failed to catch the ‘mysterious’ animal that has been killing sheep since the last many days, villagers today claimed they have caught the animal. The villagers of Dihasithala have caught a jackal like canine and claimed that four other such animals escaped. “The […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Niali fear spreads to Jagatsinghpur; 9 sheep killed, 4 injured

Bhubaneswar: While the killing of sheep at Niali in Cuttack district continues with the death of one more sheep, another such incident has been reported at Alipingala in Jagatsinghpur district where nine sheep were killed on Thursday. The incident has sent shockwaves in Jagatsinghpur as Niali fear continues unabated with fresh sheep deaths being reported […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Niali suspense continues with two more sheep deaths

Niali: The elusive ‘mysterious animal’ continues to give sleepless nights to villagers and forest department officials here with two more sheep reportedly killed on Sunday night at Olansa village. On the other hand, no wild animal was caught in the trap laid by Forest Department last night. Awareness drive has been undertaken by forest officials […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Niali fear: One more sheep killed in Pokharigaon

Cuttack: Even as the Forest officials have intensified ‘vigil’ in several areas in Niali, the ‘mysterious animal’ reportedly killed one more sheep at Pokharigaon area last night. The fresh killing has once again come as a major setback for the forest department as the locals have now demanded for urgent measures to trap the animal […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Niali sheep deaths: Mysterious animal caught on camera

Niali:  After unleashing terror among locals in Niali over the recent weeks, the visuals of a ‘mysterious animal’ was captured for the first time by OTV here on Friday. The visual of the two suspected animals resembling a fox and a jackal were captured during an intense search operation that was launched by the Forest […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Govt mulls hiking ex-gratia for deaths due to animal attack

Bhubaneswar: The State Forest and Environment Department looks to enhance the ex-gratia amount for human casualty caused by wild animals to Rs four lakh. A proposal in this regard will very soon be placed before the State Government, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Shiv Saran Srivastava said. “We have decided to propose the government to […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Gurupriya bridge controversy: Forest dept serves notice to construction agency

Bhubaneswar: Touted as Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s dream project, the Gurupriya Bridge construction in Malkangiri is now saddled with controversy with Forest department issuing notice to the construction agency for ‘illegal soil mining’. Kolkata-based Royal Infraconstru Limited has been served a show-cause for soil mining from near a hill that comes under the purview […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
Partially constructed tourist resort at Dangamal within Bhitarkanika
Forest dept puts brake on eco tourism complex near Bhitarkanika National Park

Kendrapara: In a glaring instance of gross misuse of government funds, an eco tourism complex built at a cost of Rs 85 lakh near Bhitarkanika National Park has virtually gone down the drain with the Forest department putting brakes on the project. The partially built tourist complex, the construction quality of which was left much […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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10 star tortoises seized from Saheed Nagar pet store; 2 held

Bhubaneswar: Ten Indian star tortoises (Geochelone elegans), which is protected under Schedule IV of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, were seized from a pet store located in Saheed Nagar here following a joint raid of the Quick Action Team (QAT) of the Commissionerate Police and the Forest Department on Tuesday. Besides, two salesmen of the pet […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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Odisha annual bird census concludes

Bhubaneswar/Athagarh/Brahmagiri: The Wildlife wing of the Odisha Forest department today undertook simultaneous bird counting at the Ansupa lake, Mahanadi river bed, Brahmagiri range and three forest divisions in Baripada. Total 67 teams were formed and participated in the bird census at Ansupa lake and the Mahanadi river bed under the Athagarh range. Goura Gopal Singh, […]

  • Wednesday, 21 July 2021
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