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Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Crime Branch Tuesday arrested a man and recovered one live pangolin during a raid in Nuapada district. The accused was identified as Ranjan Kumar Sahu of Kantamal village under Kegaon…

Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha police has arrested a wildlife criminal for smuggling one live pangolin Boudh district, police said on Monday. According to police officials, a team of STF with help of forest officials…

Bhubaneswar: The Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha police has seized one live pangolin and arrested two wildlife criminals in Kandhamal district, police said on Thursday. "STF, with the help of Baliguda forest officials, seized/rescued…

Baripada: A pangolin rescued from a poacher underwent COVID-19 test in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district yesterday. Reportedly, COVID test was conducted on a pangolin, that was recovered from the possession of one Singu Baske in Bangiriposi…

Sonepur: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch rescued a pangolin and seized pangolin scales near Rajakothi in Sonepur district and arrested two persons in this connection. According to reports, the animal and scales…

Nuapada: A youth from Nuapada district was arrested in Gariabandha district of neighbouring Chhattisgarh state on charges of trafficking a pangolin. Acting on reliable information, a team of police officials of the Mainapur police…

Athagarh: The Forest Department decided to undertake COVID-19 test of a pangolin rescued from a quarantine centre under Badamba forest range in Athagarh area today. Before releasing the female pangolin into the forest, swab samples of…

Nabarangpur: The district police today arrested as many as three persons at a forest while they were trying to sell a pangolin which was alive. The arrested have been identified as Santiraj Ganda (42), Babula Pattanaik(20) and Ashok…

Angul: Forest officials today busted an illegal trafficking of wildlife with rescue of a pangolin and arrest of four persons in Angul district. The rescued pangolin weighs around 10 kg and its cost is estimated approximately Rs 2 lakh.…

Athagarh: Forest officials today rescued an Indian pangolin from a house at Kharod village near Talachandragiri Reserve Forest under Badamba Range of Athagarh Forest Division today. The rescued pangolin is currently kept in the Badamba…