Similipal Tiger Reserve

Baripada: Good news for tourists as the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district will reopen for them from October 18 for tourist season 2025-26, informed the STR officials.The office of the Field Director of…

Bhubaneswar: Odisha government invoking its powers under Section 35(4) of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 accorded the ‘National Park’ status to the Similipal on Thursday.The Forest, Environment and Climate Change Department on its…

Mayurbhanj: In a disheartening incident, poachers have killed the rare melanistic tiger at Similipal Tiger Reserve. Police has arrested four poachers in this regard while the mastermind is on a run.According to information, the poachers…

Baripada: Tigress Zeenat returned to Similpal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj of Odisha yesterday night from West Bengal. The tigress was brought to Similpal from the animal hospital of Kolkata's Alipore Zoo in a special vehicle.As per…

Baripada: Odisha’s tigress Zeenat which had strayed into the West Bengal forests is being translocated to the Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district in a special vehicle, informed Similipal Tiger Reserve’s Field Director, Prakash…

Baripada: In a major relief for the forest officials, Tigress Zeenat has been finally tranquilized in the neighbouring state of West Bengal today after 21 days of trail, informed Wildlife Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF), Prem…

Similipal: Tigress Zeenat has turned nights, sleepless for the Forest department of Odisha and West Bengal. The tigress went missing from Purulia district and today she was traced in Bankura district, both in West Bengal. She was roaming in…

Baripada: Three more poachers were arrested from the core area of the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district today and seized a country-made gun from their possession.Acting on a tip-off, the forest official…

Mayurbhanj: The Similipal Tiger Reserve will be closed today for the visitors on account of the continuous rains in Odisha. Two of the entry points of the Similipal Tiger Reserve will be closed today.On December 21 also the tiger…

Mayurbhanj: Tigress Zeenat who was brought to Similipal Tiger Reserve has gone to West Bengal instead of returning to Similipal. She was brought to Similipal as a part of the tiger exchange program.On Friday morning she was seen in…