A melanistic Royal Bengal Tiger was killed by poachers in Similipal Tiger Reserve, the world's only habitat for these rare tigers. Authorities arrested four men and seized the hide, nails ...

Baripada: Days after two persons were arrested on poaching charges along with seizing claws and teeth of a melanistic Royal Bengal Tiger from Similipal in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, forest ...

BHUBANESWAR/BARIPADA: Skin and other body parts of a rare melanistic tiger, unique to the Similipal landscape, were seized by forest officials from the possession of four persons in the fringe ...

Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha is home to the world's only population of melanistic tigers, a rare genetic variant of the Royal Bengal Tiger. Melanistic tigers, with their distinct coat pattern ...

A rare melanistic leopard with a cub has been spotted in a forest in Odisha's Nayagarh district, bringing cheer to wildlife lovers, an official said on Friday. The leopard's images were captured ...

A rare melanistic leopard with a cub was spotted in a forest in Odisha’s Nayagarh district, an official said as per news agency PTI. The leopard’s images were captured with the help of a camera trap ...

“Competent authorities have accorded clearances for the proposed tiger safari, a first of its kind in the world. Of the three mandatory seal of approval, the National Tiger Conservation ...

BARIPADA: Poaching of the melanistic tiger has prompted the State Police to join forces with the Similipal tiger reserve management as both agencies have launched intensive combing in the tiger ...

An adult melanistic tiger had died in Nawana area of Similipal’s south range in April 2023 due to infighting, while another tiger was found dead in the same range and cause of the death was ...

Baripada: In a major crackdown against poachers and illegal traders of body parts of wild animals, forest officials arrested four people from the Similipal forest in Odisha and seized the skin and ...

In the first instance of killing of a rare melanistic tiger, the Odisha Forest authorities, on Wednesday, arrested four wildlife offenders and seized the skin of a slain big cat in Similipal Tiger ...