Similipal's black tigers receive vital conservation support as a translocated tigress gives birth, aiding genetic diversity ...

Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer Susanta Nanda shared pictures of a rare tiger cub on social media. Though the father and mother are normal, one of their cubs is pseudo-melanistic - which means it ...

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha will soon have a melanistic tiger safari near the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district, chief minister Naveen Patnaik said on Wednesday. The NTCA in 2020 asked Odisha to ...

BHUBANESWAR : The state government is waiting for final approval of the detailed project report (DPR) from the technical committee of National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and Central Zoo ...

At a time when Odisha’s Forest Department and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) are focused on a tiger introduction programme in Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) - the State’s largest ...

BHUBANESWAR: In a major setback to Odisha’s big cat conservation efforts, forest officials on Sunday seized the hide of a rare melanistic tiger, exclusive to the Similipal landscape, from the ...

Bhubaneswar: A melanistic tiger was sighted for the first time along tourist routes in Similipal Tiger Reserve. Earlier, these rare black-striped tigers were either seen in camera traps or by forest ...

Odisha forest officials have arrested three individuals and seized the skin of a rare melanistic tiger in Similipal Tiger Reserve, highlighting the ongoing threat of poaching to these unique animals.

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has stepped up the work for the proposed melanistic tiger safari near Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj district. Once the safari work is complete, it will ...

Rare photos show melanistic tigress T-20 with her three cubs in Odisha's Similipal, marking a major boost for tiger conservation and breeding success in the reserve.

Melanistic tigers are rare but Odisha is one of the states where they have been spotted. However, the increase in the melanistic tigers in the Similipal biosphere, the state’s biggest tiger sanctuary, ...

BHUBANESWAR: Even as the Forest department grapples with the poaching of the melanistic tiger, investigation has revealed the sub-adult big cat, skin of which was recovered from a fringe village, was ...