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Woman Claims Sighting Leopard At Odisha Airport, Prompts Search Operation
Personnel of the Odisha forest department on Saturday launched a search operation at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here, after a woman claimed to have spotted a leopard near the dump yard area, officials said.
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696 Leopards Found In Odisha After First State-Sponsored Census
The first state-sponsored leopard census conducted in Odisha has revealed the presence of 696 leopards in different forest areas of the state, officials said.
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Video: 11-Foot King Cobra Rescued From House In Odisha
An 11-foot-long King Cobra was rescued from a house at Bangra village in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district. Later the forest officials released it into the Dukra wildlife range in the district Tuesday morning.
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Forest Officials Arrest Man For Keeping Wild Boar As Pet In Odisha
Forest officials in Odisha's Kendrapara district on Saturday rescued a wild boar from a man's home and arrested him on the charge of unlawfully confining the wild animal in his house, an official said.
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Rare Black Leopard Spotted In Odisha
An extremely rare black leopard has been spotted in a forest in Odisha during the ongoing tiger census in the state, a senior official said.
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Man Arrested For Instigating Elephant By Pulling Its Tail In Odisha
The forest department has arrested a 24-year-old man for instigating a wild elephant to attack people by pulling its tail while chasing it in Odisha's Angul district, an official said.
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Rare Melanistic Tiger Found Dead In Odisha's Similipal
The carcass of a rare melanistic tiger was found in the core area of Similipal National Park in Odisha, a senior forest official said.
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Odisha Woman, 65, Killed In Leopard Attack While Collecting Firewood
A 65-year-old woman was mauled to death by a leopard in Sunabeda sanctuary in Odisha, a top forest department official said on Monday.
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Elephant Found Dead In Odisha's Ganjam, 2nd Case In 2 Days
Two days after the death of a tusker, Odisha forest officials have found another carcass of an elephant in Ganjam district on Wednesday.
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1.8 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles Lay Eggs On 1st Day Of Nesting In Odisha
Over 1.8 lakh Olive Ridley turtles laid eggs on the first day of their mass nesting which started near the mouth of Rushikulya river a month ahead of last year's season, forest officials said on Friday.
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3 Odisha Forest Department Officials Killed Elephant Poaching Witness: Cops
At least three forest department officials working in the Similipal Tiger Reserve were Thursday arrested for allegedly killing an eyewitness of elephant poaching in December, police said.
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12-Year-Old Female Elephant Falls Into Well In Odisha, Dies
The carcass of a 12-year-old female elephant was found in a well near Saranda forest in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Wednesday, a forest official said.
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Wild Elephant Enters Odisha's Bhubaneswar, Tranquilised: Forest Official
A wild elephant entered the Odisha capital on Wednesday, causing panic among residents before it was tranquilised and shifted out of the city, officials said.
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3 Elephants Killed After Being Hit By Train In Odisha
At least three elephants, including two calves, were killed after being hit by a goods train in Odisha's Keonjhar district, forest officials said on Friday.
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Elephant Gets Stuck Near Barrage In Odisha's Cuttack, Rescue Operation On
A tusker trying to cross the Mahanadi river was swept by the strong current of floodwater and got stuck near the Mundali barrage near Cuttack city on Friday, Forest officials said.
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Woman Claims Sighting Leopard At Odisha Airport, Prompts Search Operation
Personnel of the Odisha forest department on Saturday launched a search operation at the Biju Patnaik International Airport here, after a woman claimed to have spotted a leopard near the dump yard area, officials said.
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696 Leopards Found In Odisha After First State-Sponsored Census
The first state-sponsored leopard census conducted in Odisha has revealed the presence of 696 leopards in different forest areas of the state, officials said.
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Video: 11-Foot King Cobra Rescued From House In Odisha
An 11-foot-long King Cobra was rescued from a house at Bangra village in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district. Later the forest officials released it into the Dukra wildlife range in the district Tuesday morning.
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Forest Officials Arrest Man For Keeping Wild Boar As Pet In Odisha
Forest officials in Odisha's Kendrapara district on Saturday rescued a wild boar from a man's home and arrested him on the charge of unlawfully confining the wild animal in his house, an official said.
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Rare Black Leopard Spotted In Odisha
An extremely rare black leopard has been spotted in a forest in Odisha during the ongoing tiger census in the state, a senior official said.
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Man Arrested For Instigating Elephant By Pulling Its Tail In Odisha
The forest department has arrested a 24-year-old man for instigating a wild elephant to attack people by pulling its tail while chasing it in Odisha's Angul district, an official said.
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Rare Melanistic Tiger Found Dead In Odisha's Similipal
The carcass of a rare melanistic tiger was found in the core area of Similipal National Park in Odisha, a senior forest official said.
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Odisha Woman, 65, Killed In Leopard Attack While Collecting Firewood
A 65-year-old woman was mauled to death by a leopard in Sunabeda sanctuary in Odisha, a top forest department official said on Monday.
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Elephant Found Dead In Odisha's Ganjam, 2nd Case In 2 Days
Two days after the death of a tusker, Odisha forest officials have found another carcass of an elephant in Ganjam district on Wednesday.
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1.8 Lakh Olive Ridley Turtles Lay Eggs On 1st Day Of Nesting In Odisha
Over 1.8 lakh Olive Ridley turtles laid eggs on the first day of their mass nesting which started near the mouth of Rushikulya river a month ahead of last year's season, forest officials said on Friday.
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3 Odisha Forest Department Officials Killed Elephant Poaching Witness: Cops
At least three forest department officials working in the Similipal Tiger Reserve were Thursday arrested for allegedly killing an eyewitness of elephant poaching in December, police said.
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12-Year-Old Female Elephant Falls Into Well In Odisha, Dies
The carcass of a 12-year-old female elephant was found in a well near Saranda forest in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district on Wednesday, a forest official said.
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Wild Elephant Enters Odisha's Bhubaneswar, Tranquilised: Forest Official
A wild elephant entered the Odisha capital on Wednesday, causing panic among residents before it was tranquilised and shifted out of the city, officials said.
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3 Elephants Killed After Being Hit By Train In Odisha
At least three elephants, including two calves, were killed after being hit by a goods train in Odisha's Keonjhar district, forest officials said on Friday.
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Elephant Gets Stuck Near Barrage In Odisha's Cuttack, Rescue Operation On
A tusker trying to cross the Mahanadi river was swept by the strong current of floodwater and got stuck near the Mundali barrage near Cuttack city on Friday, Forest officials said.
