Migratory birds have arrived in Chilka lake one month earlier than their scheduled time and the Chilika Wildlife Division is taking several measures for their protection, said forest officer Amlan Nayak, zero tolerance towards poaching will be a mandate this year as last year.
Bahraich Divisional Forest Officers (DFO) on Thursday informed that new and innovative methods are used to capture the last "killer" wolf as part of 'Operation Bhediya'.
Bahraich's Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Ajit Singh, said on Friday that the forest department is trying its best to capture the remaining wolf in the pack of six wolves that terrorised the villagers by killing nine people and injuring 50.
In response to the ongoing wolf menace in Uttar Pradesh, Bahraich's Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Ajit Singh on Friday said that there is an ongoing effort by the forest department to catch the sixth and the last wolf.
Amid the wolf menace in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich, a search operation by the forest department to capture the sixth wolf continues. DFO Bahraich Ajeet Pratap Singh informed that the search operation is underway day and night to capture the remaining sixth wolf.
Four persons were killed by an elephant in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh on Friday, Jashpur Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Jitendra Upadhyay informed. The tragic incident took place at Gamhriya ward-9 under Bagicha Nagar panchayat. The incident happened when an elephant attacked a hou
She also mentioned that people smoking cigarettes and throwing their buds in the forest area, which gets dry during summers is also one of the factors in increasing forest fires.
According to the District Forest Officer (DFO), Pirai Sudhan, four people, including two forest officials, were killed in a wild elephant attack at Dhiraimajuli in the Barsala constituency of Sonitpur district.
According to Parlekhamundi Division Forest Officer (DFO) S Anand, out of seven skins, five were of leopard while one each of leopard cat and fishing cat.
Amid the sudden increase in temperature, the Elephant Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Tiruchirapalli district of Tamil Nadu makes special arrangements for the elephants to cope with the heat.