Odisha loses another rare melanistic tiger to poaching; nine arrested and tiger hide seized in Mayurbhanj near Similipal Tiger Reserve ...

The recent seizure of a melanistic tiger’s skin does not augur well for Odisha’s Similipal Tiger Reserve for two reasons. One, Similipal is the only place in th ...

The Forest department on Monday arrested nine persons in connection with recovery of a melanistic tiger hide from Udala range ...

Nine individuals were apprehended and a melanistic tiger skin was seized during a raid by the Odisha Forest Department in Similipal Tiger Reserve. The operation was carried out in Kuliana village by ...

Nine individuals were apprehended in Mayurbhanj district following the suspected poaching of a rare melanistic Royal Bengal Tiger. Forest officials discovered and seized the tiger's skin, believed to ...

Mayurbhanj (Odisha) [India], March 23 (ANI): The Similipal Tiger Reserve, home to the rare pseudo-melanistic tigers, has seen a major crackdown on poachers, with 12 arrests made in connection with the ...

A court in Odisha's Mayurbhanj convicted 11 poachers for killing a tusker in Similipal Tiger Reserve. They were sentenced to four years in prison and fined Rs 25,000, a move hailed as a major victory ...

A look at India’s national parks where rare big cat variants—like the golden tiger, black tiger, and black panther—have been documented, highlighting the unpredictability and rarity of such sightings.