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Joint team of Odisha-Chhattisgarh forest deptt seize leopard hide, arrest 6 traders

Suranjan Mishra Dec 6, 2023

Bhawanipatna: A joint team of Forest department personnel from Odisha and Chhattisgarh seized a leopard hide following a raid carried out at Amapani Ghati in Kalahandi district bordering Nabarangpur, today. The team arrested six animal body…

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Odisha: MoEF&CC to award three forest personnel from Mayurbhanj’s Similipal

Suranjan Mishra Jul 23, 2023

Bhubaneswar: Three forest personnel from Similipal of Mayurbhanj will be awarded by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India for their dedicated services as well as exemplary bravery shown…

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Odisha Govt okays firing in self-defence by forest personnel; association doubts efficacy

Suranjan Mishra Jul 5, 2023

Bhubaneswar/Similipal: Odisha Government today accorded permission to forest personnel to use firearms for their self-defence while on duty, against hunters, poachers and wood mafia. While the non-gazetted forest services association in…

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[Watch] Leopard caught in trap laid for wild boars

Sambad English Bureau Jan 28, 2021

Ganjam: Residents of Naguda village under Buguda forest division in Ganjam district were taken aback today morning when they discovered a leopard in a trap laid for wild boars. The big cat’s roar echoed in the area creating panic among the…

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Rare barn owls rescued in Odisha

Sambad English Bureau Dec 17, 2020

Balipatna: The Forest personnel today evening rescued three rare baby barn owls from a place near Abhayamukhi village under Balipatna block. “We have rescued the three rare baby barn owls from a village under Balipatna block and sent…

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Odisha: Five Forest personnel injured in attack by laterite stone smugglers

Sambad English Bureau Dec 12, 2020

Dhenkanal: Five Forest personnel were injured in an attack reportedly by smugglers of laterite stones in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district today. Acting on reliable information, a team of Forest personnel raided in Karadabani reserve forest under…

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Over 3 kg of porcupine meat seized in Odisha’s Subarnapur

Sambad English Bureau Nov 21, 2020

Birmaharajpur: The Forest personnel today seized more than 3 kg of porcupine meat in Durjantaila village under Birmaharajpur block of Subarnapur district. Acting on reliable information, a team of Forest personnel raided the house of one…

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Three leopard skins seized, four smugglers held in Odisha

Sambad English Bureau Sep 13, 2020

Nabarangpur: In a major crackdown, the Forest personnel seized three leopard skins and arrested four youths in Nabarangpur district on charges of smuggling on Saturday. Forest officer Magar Dhanaji Raose told media persons a team of…

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Three timber smugglers held in Odisha’s Nabarangpur

Sambad English Bureau May 20, 2020

Nabarangpur: The Forest personnel arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in cutting timbers illegally and seized a large number of timber pieces from them in Dabugaon forest division of Nabarangpur district today. The accused…

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Nine arrested in Odisha’s Gahirmatha for fishing in prohibited zone

Sambad English Bureau Jan 13, 2020

Kendrapara: Nine persons were taken into custody by forest personnel on Monday for unlawful fishing activities, in a mid-sea interception along the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha, officials said. The trawler used by them for…