Bhubaneswar: Forest minister Ganesh Ram SinghKhuntia on Monday said Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Bargarh, is likely to get the status of a gaur national park as a proposal will be sent to the Centre for approval after a second round of technical discussions.Once accorded the status, Debrigarh will be known as Debrigarh-gaur National Park. It will…
The corridor along the Western Ghats A Royal Bengal Tiger moving through a landscape that less than two decades ago faced widespread threats of deforestation An Indian Gaur at the forest A Royal Bengal Tiger in the forest A Royal Bengal Tiger in the forest The corridor along the Western Ghats A Royal Bengal Tiger…
Camera trap images show Tigress Zeenat carrying one of her cubs in Similipal Tiger Reserve Bhubaneswar: In a major success for the country’s inter-state tiger translocation project, Zeenat, a 4.5-year-old Royal Bengal Tiger brought from Tadoba-Andheri Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra, has given birth to four cubs in Similipal Tiger Reserve.The tigress was brought to Similipal…
Jeep safari at Kaziranga National Park & Tiger Reserve Guwahati: Kaziranga National Park has registered its best-ever year for tourism, with footfall rising by over 15% over 2024-25 to touch 4.68 lakh visitors in 2025-26, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.The Unesco World Heritage Site is globally renowned for its “big five” — the…
Two of the accused arrested in Similipal with melanistic tiger skin Riyan.RamanathBhubaneswar: Similipal Tiger Reserve authorities on Wednesday revealed that the sub-adult male melanistic tiger, whose hide was seized recently, had been killed on its fringes in the first week of Feb.However, the authorities are still not able to identify the big cat from the…
