Forest Department

Bhubaneswar: A day after a man-eater leopard was captured by the Forest department officials in Odisha’s Nuapada district, another such animal was reportedly sighted in the same locality on Sunday. The leopard was sighted near Kodapali…

Bhubaneswar: A 12-foot-long python was reportedly rescued from the bonnet of an SUV in Odisha’s Rourkela city today. The locals had spotted the snake in an uninhabited place at the Powerhouse Road in the Steel City several times in last…

Bhubaneswar: The Forest department has deployed as many as 40 employees to track a Royal Bengal Tiger (RBT) sighted in Mahendra forest range in Odisha Gajapati district. The tiger was initially sighted in the forest near Santoshpur in…

Bhubaneswar: A Royal Bengal Tiger (RBT) has been sighted in Mahendragiri forests in Odisha’s Gajapati district recently. Images of the tiger were captured in camera traps installed in the forest on October 19, sources said. The big…

Bhubaneswar: If all goes well, the people will have the opportunity to visit Nandankanan Zoological Park (NZP) in Odisha capital here at night. The Forest department has submitted a master plan in this regard before the Central Zoo…

Bhubaneswar: Forest department officials today seized four leopard hides during a raid at Bahalda area of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha. A joint team of Forest officials from Baripada, Similipal Tiger Reserve and Rairangpur also arrested…

Bhubaneswar: A mugger was reportedly rescued from a pond at Purunakot village in Angul district of Odisha today. The mugger was hiding in the pond for around a year, villagers said. The mugger might have escaped from Satkosia Gorge…

Bhubaneswar: The Forest department has conducted the annual animal census at Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary in Sambalpur district of Odisha recently. The sanctuary now has a Royal Bengal Tiger (RBT) and at least 82 leopards, said a senior…