The forest department is adopting technology-oriented solutions such as drones and thermal cameras to support the monitoring of the animals and alert villages if there is a chance of an encounter with humans.
The STF raided a place near Bisipur on Baripada-Udala road while the criminals were striking a deal with a customer to sell the skin of the Royal Bengal Tigers they had killed.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 15 (ANI): The Odisha government on Sunday claimed that the forest fire situation in the state is "totally contained and controlled".
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 12 (ANI): The Odisha government on Friday stated that the fire in the Similipal biosphere reserve is now under control.
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Days after a fire devastated the Similipal forest division in Odisha, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and other MPs from the state on Wednesday met handed over a memorandum to Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar, demanding his intervention in the
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 10 (ANI): The Forest and Environment Department of Odisha on Wednesday cancelled the leaves of field forest officials in all divisions of the state in view of the forest fire alerts.
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 4 (ANI): The Odisha government on Wednesday has claimed that there was no loss of life in the Similipal National Park fire, which has been raging for around a week and continues to rage the forest area, according to Chief Minister's Office (CMO).
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 4 (ANI): Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday held a review meeting with senior government officials and instructed them to take preventive measures after a fire raged in the Similipal Wildlife Sanctuary (STR) for days and has now been control
Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], December 12 (ANI): An artist has carved a portrait of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a tree in Similipal National Park, Mayurbhanj here requesting him to take a note of the illegal felling of trees in the forest.
Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], Jan 14 (ANI): A blanket of frost has covered Similipal National Park owing to the drop in temperature at the Mayurbhanj district.
Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], Dec 30 (ANI): Odisha's Mayurbhanj district holds the major population of the tiger within the state. Sustainable protection measures and management initiatives have resurrected the dwindling population of tigers.