Bhubaneswar, Nov 9 (Odisha.in) A tusker on Friday accidentally killed its mahout after getting into a foul mood at the elephant-training centre at Chandaka Wildlife Sanctuary. The incident occurred at about 3.30 pm when the mahout, Dilip Rabha, was taking Shankar, the 20-year-old elephant for a bath.Suddenly, Shankar got into an erratic mood, threw Rabha […]
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CM inaugurates moated elephant enclosure at Nandankanan
Bhubaneswar, Feb 4(Odisha.in ) Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday inaugurated Aquarium and Moated Elephant Enclosure at the Nandankanan Zoo , located at a distance of around 20 kms from Bhubaneswar. Briefing the media persons, Dr. Ajit Patnaik, Director of Nandankanan said, “Zoos are ideally positioned to contribute significantly for conservation of wild species […]
Female elephant sent back by Andhra dies
Paralakhemundi, October 29 (Odisha.in) One of two female elephants died in Lakhari sanctuary in Gajapati district Sunday night hours after her arrival from Andhra Pradesh. About 11 elephants from this sanctuary in July entered into Andhra in a herd killed ten people their damaging number of houses. Andhra forest officials had trapped four of them […]
Children to name rescued orphaned elephant calf on Sunday
Bhubaneswar, October 5 (Odisha.in) Orissa’s Nandankanan zoo will name its rescued elephant calf during the celebration of wild life week and on the elephant day on Sunday. The elephant was rescued from a village in Keonjhar district weeks ago. A big hoarding depicting “Elephant Day” would be fixed at the Sambar Square and the the […]
Return of the baby in Charbatia
Charbatia, (Cuttack) October 01 (Odisha.in) We rushed to a small forest village near Charbatia, in the Cuttack district, 40 kilometers from Orissa capital Bhubaneswar when we heard that an elephant calf had been found stranded. Arriving there we found an assorted crowd milling around a small tree. Going closer, I found a small baby elephant […]