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Bhubaneswar: Less number of wildfires has been reported from Similipal National Park in summer so far, as compared to that reported during the same period the previous year. Forest fires were effectively kept at bay due to an elaborate use…

Baripada: As many as 26 fire alerts were received today in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) of Mayurbhanj district and all were effectively doused by an ODRAF team, informed PCCF (wildlife) Susanta Nanda. Taking to his personal ‘X’ handle,…

Bhubaneswar: Altogether 115 fire points were reported from Similipal National Park and Tiger Reserve in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district till April 20 (yesterday) this year, revealed the Forest department today. All these fire points were…

Bhubaneswar: Two poachers were nabbed by some locals yesterday and were handed over to the Forest department, while they were entering into Similipal tiger reserve of Mayurbhanj district. According to an official source, the two accused…

Baripada: A pack of sniffer dogs from TRAFFIC-World Wide Fund for Nature-India (WWF India) would be deployed soon to guard Similipal Wildlife Sanctuary in Mayurbhanj district, a source said today. The dog squad is to comprise 11 canines…

Baripada: A waterfall named ‘Subarnajharan’ with a height of around 1,115 feet, which earlier remained inaccessible to many people for quite a long time, was recently discovered in dense Similipal forest and five kilometres away from…

Baripada: A joint task force (JTF) comprising at least 100 armed police personnel will be deployed to guard Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj district. This was decided in pursuance of an earlier meeting chaired by the Odisha…

Baripada: During a special drive launched to de-weaponise and weed out the poachers active in Similipal Tiger Reserve, two cases were detected yesterday in which eight country-made guns (SBML) and a country-made small firearm were recovered…

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…