Rain in parts of burning Similipal forest brings temporary relief

The rainfall only covered 10% of Similipal, said a senior forest official

Months after forest fire, Cyclone Yaas threatens flooding in Similipal

Animals are being evacuated from the national park even as power and communication are disrupted

Similipal Tiger Reserve needs to be saved from forest fires. Here’s how much it is worth

A Union government report published July 2019 pegged the stock benefits provided by the reserve at nearly Rs 50,000 crore

Fire recorded at 23,000 points across Odisha in one week: Forest Survey of India

Rise in forest fires across Odisha this year can be clearly attributed to a lack of proper planning

40% fire incidents not responded to by officials, Odisha govt admits

People arrested in several forest areas for starting fires

Simply Put: Food and fire

Similipal fire serves as lesson on human activity within protected areas, say experts

With reports citing Mahuli flower collection as the cause of the fire, experts advise caution for those who enter PAs

Recently planted eucalyptus trees may have stoked Similipal fires, say experts

Afforestation of mostly eucalyptus trees has been done in 67,828 of 5,695,873 ha diverted land in the state, an official said 

Odisha recorded the most forest fires in India last season

A total of 345,989 forest fires were recorded across the country. 

Similipal forest fire: It is time to act

Forest fires can be controlled in the first few hours; it is important to engage local communities in the first line of action

Similipal fires threaten fauna, could cause human-wildlife conflicts: Experts

The fires, which usually occur from March-May, started on February 23 this year and have also been partly blamed on people

Similipal National Park a poacher’s paradise? Experts note a rise in incidents

On January 22, carcass of a male elephant, whose population is already on a decline, was found 

Odisha experiencing the country’s worst forest fires again, 642 incidents in March

Prolonged dry spell, accumulation of dry leaves, anthropogenic reasons behind crisis

Why are fires raging in Similipal?

The fires seem to be both, a natural disaster and human-made mishap, according to experts

Odisha forest officials use recorded tiger growls to keep elephants away from villages

Conventional methods such as firecrackers and chili bombs have harmed the animals in the past

Illegal leopard skin trade continues unabated in Odisha

Special Task Force officials have seized 16 leopard skins in the state in last one year

International Day of Rural Women: A day in the life of a tribal woman farmer in Odisha

Anita Naik, a farmer living near Similipal National Park, has become an entrepreneur after turning to maize instead of leaving uplands fallow

Similipal fire: Lives and livelihoods of Mankidia tribals in distress

The Mankidia tribe earn by collecting and selling siali fibre from Similipal forests; the fire has badly impacted their livelihood 

Similipal forest fires put Odisha’s Lodha tribe in jeopardy

Already affected by the COVID-19 lockdown, the wildfires threaten to make collection of minor forest produce even more difficult

Odisha forest fires spark human-wildlife conflict

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

About 400 proposed infrastructure projects will destroy tiger corridors: report

Wildlife Conservation Trust recommends measures to achieve a win-win solution for development and wildlife

Protection assistant shot at by poachers in Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve, injured

Sunaram Singh consequently suffered two bullet injuries to his right leg as he and other guards tried to nab armed poachers

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

Not yet April, but mercury at 44.6 in Odisha’s Baripada

Some 18,500,748 trees were felled in Odisha in the last 11 years, according to the state government