A citizen forum in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district has opposed the Odisha government’s move to allot 100 acres of land in proximity of Similipal Biosphere for a private hotel. | Photo Credit: BISWARANJAN ROUT A citizen forum in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district has opposed the Odisha government’s move to allot 100 acres of land in proximity of Similipal Biosphere … Read more
Firearms seized by Odisha police in and around Similipal on display, in the presence of Odisha Director General of Police Sunil Bansal at Baripada on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In one of the biggest ever actions against poachers, the Odisha police have arrested 21 people and seized 165 illegal arms — including 158 … Read more
Claims of Black tiger sightings have been made since at least 1773 when James Forbes, an artist, made a watercolour painting of one in Kerala. (IE) An expert team, led by National Centre for Biological Sciences’ Uma Ramakrishnan and her student Vinay Sagar, has uncovered the genetic mystery of black tigers in Odisha’s Simlipal. The … Read more