PHULBANI: Normal life paralysed as residents shivered in nail-biting cold with snowfall occurring at Daringibadi in Odisha’s Kandhamal district on Saturday night. This is the …
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1671 crocodiles found in Bitarkanika National Park
RAJNAGAR: The number of estuarine crocodiles in the Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapada district has increased to 1671 this year, according to the latest census …
Read More »Hundreds of dead turtles found at Puri beach
Sudarsan appeals for conservation of turtles through sand art at Puri beach BHUBANESWAR: Barely few days after numbers of dead whales found in Tamil Nadu …
Read More »Bhitarkanika National Park reopens
KENDRAPADA: The Bhitarkanika National Park reopened for tourists on Monday after the census of saltwater crocodiles and birds in the sanctuary completed. The authorities had …
Read More »Red Ghost Crabs appear in lakhs along Puri coast, Chilika
Odisha govt for infra boost along Talsari beach to attract tourists PURI: The appearance of lakhs of Red Ghost crabs, which are generally found at …
Read More »Odisha to rationalize Satkosia tiger reserve boundary
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government is in the process to rationalise the boundary of Satkosia Tiger Reserve (STR) by removing 118 villages from the notified area …
Read More »8.58 lakh winged guests throng Chilika this winter
BHUBANESWAR: Over 8.58 lakh migratory birds have thronged Odisha’s Chilika Lake this winter, according to the bird census report that was released on Monday. Last …
Read More »1.06 lakh winged guests arrive in Bhitarkanika
KENDRAPADA: A total of 10,6356 winged guests have thronged Bhitarkanika wildlife sanctuary in Kendrapada district of Odisha this year, said the census report released on …
Read More »Bird census begins in Odisha
BHUBANESWAR: The wildlife wing of Odisha forest department on Sunday began the exercise of annual bird census in Chilika, Asia’s largest brackish water lake and …
Read More »Vedanta Refinery Project Gets Pollution Board Nod for Expansion in Odisha
BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha Pollution Control Board (OPCB) has extended the consent to establish the period of expansion of Vedanta alumina refinery project which is facing …
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