Ramesh urges Naveen to save tiger in Odisha
Worried over the declining number of Royal Bengal tigers in Odisha forests, former Union Minister for Environment and Forest Jairam Ramesh on Monday urged Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to take steps to
Simlipal NP
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Tribals present forest management plan
Forest dwellers inside Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) have put forward their own Community Forest Resource Management and Conservation (CFRMC) plan for vast forest stretches. Campaigners advocating
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Recognition & mapping of community forest resources rights
Forest Rights Act 2006 recognizes and vests forest rights to the scheduled tribes and other traditional forest dwellers who have been residing in forests in generations but whose rights could not be recorded.
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Downpour Douses Fire in Similipal Tiger Reserve
BALASORE: Forest cover of nearly 160 hectares (ha) in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) of Mayurbhanj district has been destroyed in the recent fire that lasted for over a week. Even as around 540 fire personnel
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Forest fire nearly brought under control in Odisha National Park
The forest fire that erupted in vast forest patches of Similipal National Park in Odisha was nearly brought under control. As of now, the forest department personnel aided by villagers in fringe forest
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Staff crunch hits tiger protection in Similipal Tiger Reserve
BHUBANESWAR: The Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF), a dedicated force formed in August 2013 for better protection of big cats in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR), is handicapped due to staff shortage.
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Melanism, Albino syndrome among Palakkad wildlife
New finds rekindle interest in melanism in the wild in Palakkad Some of the wild animals in the forests of Silent Valley, Parambikulam, Nelliampathy and Attappady in the district are, it seems, not showing their true colours.
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Shah Commission team arrive to probe mining scam
Bhubaneswar: In an effort to complete its probe into the alleged mining scam in Odisha, a team of Justice M B Shah Commission arrived here today on a 12-day visit during which it will conduct field inquiries
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Sign survey kicks off at Similipal
Bhubaneswar: As part of the Tiger Monitor Protocol of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), sign survey of carnivores and ungulates, kicked off across the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) on Monday.
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North-East poachers sneak into Similipal biosphere
BARIPADA: Already shocked over frequent elephant killings in Similipal and Kuldiha reserve forests, the forest authorities here are in for some more trouble. If sources are to be believed, a group of interstate