Poachers

Nuapada: Forest officials arrested two persons in the Nuapada district of Odisha on charges of killing a leopard and eating its meat. The arrested poachers identified as Padu Majhi and Buturam Majhi were sent to judicial custody as a…

Baripada: Four most wanted poachers involved in hunting o tigers were arrested by the personnel of the Forest department from the Udala area of Mayurbhanj district. The arrested poachers were identified as Mahato Kisku, Thupul Hembram,…

Phulbani: Three wildlife criminals were arrested by the forest officials from the Gudari village under the Phulbani Wildlife Division in Kandhamal district. A leopard skin, a barking deer head with horn, a loaded country-made gun, three…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s forest department has decided to use trained sniffer dogs against poachers in five wildlife divisions in the state. According to Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) Sushant Nanda, these trained sniffer…

Baripada: Two poachers have been arrested from the Similipal Tiger Reserve of Mayurbhanj district for illegal hunting, and trade of Indian porcupine meat. The arrested duo was identified as Chamtu Hembram (40) and Baidhar Soren (54) of…

Bhubaneswar: Two poachers were arrested for hunting a deer at Puusottampur village under Betanoti Range in Mayurbhanj district. They reportedly chased and killed a deer with bows and arrows. Then they escaped with the deer’s meat to sell…

Rayagada: Two illegally kept elephant tusks were seized by the forest department officials in the Kalyansinghpur forest range in Odisha’s Rayagada district. Two persons were taken into custody in connection with the seizure. According to…

Berhampur: A peasant was electrocuted to death when he came in contact with an electric trap laid by poachers to kill wild animals at Talasakara village under Buguda police station limits in Ganjam district. The deceased was identified…

Bhubaneswar: An inter-state wildlife smuggling racket was unearthed by the forest officials in Odisha with the arrest of 7 persons involved in the racket. The wildlife body parts seized from the possession of the arrested persons…

Bhawanipatna: A leopard skin was seized by the personnel of the Special Task Force (STF) of the Odisha Crime Branch on Thursday near the Narla Railway Station in Odisha’s Kalahandi district. Two persons involved in the smuggling of this…