A melanistic Royal Bengal Tiger was killed by poachers in Similipal Tiger Reserve, the world's only habitat for these rare ...

Forest officials in Odisha have seized the skin of a rare melanistic Royal Bengal tiger and arrested four poachers involved in the crime. According to reports, personnel from the Dukura forest ...

was killed by poachers in Similipal Tiger Reserve, a habitat that is home to an estimated 20 of these unique black-striped cats. The wildlife authorities confirmed the poaching and the subsequent ...

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 ...

In a significant development, authorities in Southern Similipal have utilised artificial intelligence (AI) cameras to capture ...

A 66-year-old tusker engaged in protecting timber and tigers in the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district, has died during treatment, a senior forest department official ...

Odisha forest officials arrested four in Similipal for poaching and seized the skin and nails of a juvenile melanistic Royal ...

Black Leopard. (Photo: @Prem_CWLWOdisha) Last time, the black leopard was spotted in a forest in Odisha during the ongoing tiger census. In November 2024, a black leopard was sighted in Bhandara ...

The leopard's images were captured with the help of a camera trap installed in the forest. “A rare melanistic leopard with cub has been sighted in central Odisha, reflecting the region's incredible ...

Sightings of black panthers are very uncommon. Before this, two such big cats were spotted in Odisha in two separate locations back in November 2023 during the tiger census using camera traps in ...