Bhubaneswar: Similipal Tiger Reserve authorities have revealed that tigress Zeenat has stayed confined to just 20 sq km area in the reserve’s vast 2,750 sq km, since giving birth to four cubs.Its radio collar is still functional and able to transmit signals through which wildlife officials track its movement. Although camera trap grab has not…
Bhubaneswar: Authorities of Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) have embarked on an ambitious ecological restoration project to revive nearly 500 hectares of degraded meadow. This year (2026-27), the reserve has planned to restore 50 hectares using indigenously collected seeds of native grasses, a move aimed at reversing the damage caused by overgrazing and weed infestation. A…
Tigress Zeenat with her cubs in Simlipal forests Bhubaneswar: Similipal Tiger Reserve is witnessing a quiet but significant shift in its ecological balance with tigress Zeenat, once a resident of the southern core, now moving with her four cubs to its northern region.This relocation is being hailed as a promising development, as the north historically…
Mysuru: Three weeks after a trap was laid to capture a tiger that was attacking and killing cattle in Hunsur region, a big cat walked into a trap in Hunsur early on Wednesday.Residents in and around Kudlur village, where the big cat was captured, have heaved a sigh of relief. This is the first time…
