PURI/BHUBANESWAR : Death of nine blackbucks, including two fawns, in Balukhand-Konark wildlife sanctuary in the last three months has come as a setback for the species revival programme of the Forest ...

This crisis is particularly troubling because it is human-caused and preventable. Officials issues warning after concerning series of animal deaths: 'The damage ... is immense' first appeared on The ...

Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata, has directed government agencies in Odisha’s Puri district to constitute a joint committee to ...

The spotted deer, once the pride of the Konark-Balukhand Wildlife Sanctuary, appear to be dwindling fast in numbers. The last official census of the species was conducted in 2016 and the absence of an ...

Blackbucks, popularly known as “Krushnasara”, which had gone extinct at the Balukhand-Konark wildlife sanctuary in the Konark area of Puri district, will again be part of the sanctuary. The Odisha ...

BHUBANESWAR : In a significant development, the Odisha government has proposed the East Coast Railway (ECoR) to reconsider the alignment of the proposed Puri-Konark new railway line and explore ...

BHUBANESWAR: The Odisha government has requested the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to amend the eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) notification of Balukhand wildlife sanctuary in ...

Forest and environment minister Bikram Keshari Arukha on Friday said that 17 lakh uprooted trees (approximately 15 lakh quintals of wood) from Balukhand-Konark wildlife sanctuary will be given to ...

Bhubaneswar: The forest department’s wildlife wing on Tuesday introduced blackbuck popular as ‘bali harina’ at Balukhand wildlife sanctuary in Puri district. The animal had become extinct in the ...