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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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: 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 ...

The forest department is planning to buy saplings from West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh for plantation at Balukhand sanctuary in Puri district that was badly damaged by Cyclone Fani on May 3. We ...

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 ...

Severe Cyclone Fani rendered not only several thousand people homeless as it tore along India’s east coast last week, but also dealt a body blow to wildlife and forest resources in the region. The ...

The Odisha government on Tuesday decided to use drones to locate about 4,000 spotted deer that lived in the Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary, on the coast between Puri and Konark, before Cyclone ...