Tag: Human Animal Conflict

They were unable to undertake cultivation due to a high density of wildlife population in Debrigarh, forcing the villagers to migrate in search of livelihood.

Cuttack: The current generation of selfie-maniacs and the trend of getting famous through videos on social media have increased the number of daredevilry acts that very often go awry. However, this young man from Athagarh in Cuttack district had a providential escape as he ran through the legs of a wild elephant that had strayed […]

Kendrapara: Human-monkey conflict today reached a flashpoint in a remote village of Odisha s Kendrapara district with angry residents resorting to road blockade affecting vehicular traffic on the busy Cuttack- Chandballi state highway. Sub Divisional Police Officer Kedarnath Sahu said vehicular traffic was disrupted for about 45 minutes this morning as people from Khamalo village […]

Kendrapara: A 22-year-old farmer was injured after a wild boar attacked him at Suniti village within Mahakalpada police station jurisdiction, police said. The incident occurred yesterday when Budhadeb Bera (22) was returning home after working in his field. Also read: Elderly man attacked by wild boar in Odisha “The animal might haves sneaked into the […]

Kendrapara: In the latest incident of human-animal conflict, a rogue wild boar attacked and seriously injured a 72-year-old man in Pravakarpur village here. The incident took place when the man was returning home after taking a bath in a pond yesterday. “Niranjan Jena was critically injured in the attack and was hospitalised. The forest department […]