Fear of another COVID-19 lockdown spurs distress sale of mahua flowers

Odisha tribals remember financial hit during 2020 pandemic containment measures

Odisha makes negative RT-PCR report must for entry into state

Hospitals urged to treat only emergency cases

Odisha migrant workers return from Gujarat, Maharashtra amid fears of another lockdown

Trains from Gujarat and Maharashtra to Odisha are full, although rail officials can’t confirm whether all passengers are migrants

Odisha saw spike in king cobra sightings in human habitations since October 2019

Forest fires, human activity in their natural habitats and lack of prey could be possible reasons for straying

Why fishermen in Odisha’s Ganjam are protesting plan for Blue Flag beaches

Blue Flag beaches provide clean and hygienic bathing facilities, safe environment and sustainable development

At least 22 leopards poached in Odisha in a year, say forest officials

As many as 20 leopard skins were seized and two more cases of poaching of the animal were reported 

Forest fires, soaring heat to affect honey output from Similipal

Honey gathering is one of the main occupations of tribal people in the Similipal Biosphere Reserve

Odisha government proposes state’s second biosphere reserve at Mahendragiri

The Mahendragiri hills host a rich biodiversity of fauna and flora and are part of the Eastern Ghats

Tigress Sundari, brought to Odisha from Madhya Pradesh in 2018, heads back home

The inter-state tiger relocation project has been put on hold after the first attempt was unsuccessful 

Flamingos, pelicans yet to leave Chilika, despite early onset of summer

Some of the migratory birds have been staying at the lake because of the availability of food and water

Two arrested in Odisha’s Kandhamal for trying to set forest on fire

At least 16 have been arrested in Odisha since March 5 for the same crime 

Over 15,000 hectares under illegal prawn enclosures: Chilika Development Authority

Rampant unlawful prawn culture is destroying the ecology of the lake, say environmentalists

Odisha forest fires spark human-wildlife conflict

Elephants, wild boars have started coming out of forests on fire and entering human habitations

World Wildlife Day: First-ever survey on fishing cats of the Chilika starts

Local fishers, wildlife activists and officials to operate 100 camera traps and enumerate the species’ population

राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग को चौड़ा करने के लिए कटेंगे 1700 से ज्यादा पेड़

पर्यावरण कार्यकर्ताओं ने कहा कि पेड़ों को काटने की बजाय…

Over 1,700 trees to be axed for widening NH-59 in Odisha

The felling of several old trees has already been started in Ratanpur

Odisha tops forest fire counts in the country for a week

5,291 forest fires recorded between February 22 and March 1, 2021

Odisha starts evicting illegal prawn gherries in Chilika

Around 349 hectares cleaned on first day; drive to continue for a few more days

Whale shark caught in fishing net in Odisha, released into Bay of Bengal

Forest officials are keeping an eye on the shoreline at night in case it beaches again 

New species of snake eel found in Bay of Bengal by researchers

The species, proposed to be named as Indian fringe-lip eel was found in the waters of Paradip and Petuaghat harbours