Boudh, ( Newshub desk) – In a significant crackdown on illegal wildlife trafficking, the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police seized two elephant tusks worth an estimated ₹50 lakh and arrested a poacher on Sunday evening. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, an STF team led by DSP Rashmiranjan Pattnaik and Inspector Jitu Mohan Bassera…
Bhubaneswar, June 2, ( Newshub Desk) – In a tragic turn of events, a 7-month-old white tiger cub at Nandankanan Zoological Park has passed away, leaving the zoo authorities and visitors in mourning. Born to white tigress Rupa and melanistic Royal Bengal tiger Krishna, the cub was part of a rare lineage. However, just days before…
May 31, (Newhub Desk)A juvenile tusker, approximately 8 to 10 years old, was tragically found dead near Talsira village in Odisha’s Angul forest division after being electrocuted by an illegal electric fence. The fence, set up by a local farmer to protect his mango orchard, was unlawfully connected to a live wire, creating a hazardous…
Bhubaneswar( Newshub desk): Nandankanan Zoological Park has achieved a remarkable milestone with the successful hatching of gharial crocodile eggs after a 10-year gap. This year, 14 gharial hatchlings have been born, marking a crucial step in conservation efforts. Gharials, a critically endangered species native to Indian rivers, had stopped breeding in the zoo since 2015…
Nayagarh, Odisha ( Newshub desk) – Forest officials in Odisha’s Nayagarh district have arrested three individuals for allegedly poaching a leopard and attempting to smuggle its skin. The arrests followed a raid in the Gania forest range under the Nayagarh Forest Division, where authorities discovered a leopard skin and weapons used in the killing. According…
