A melanistic Royal Bengal Tiger (RBT), one of the rarest subspecies, was killed by poachers in Similipal Tiger Reserve, a habitat that is home to an estimated 20 of these unique black-striped cats.

A melanistic Royal Bengal Tiger was killed by poachers in Similipal Tiger Reserve, the world's only habitat for these rare tigers. Authorities arrested four men and seized the hide, nails ...

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 ...

BHUBANESWAR/BARIPADA: Skin and other body parts of a rare melanistic tiger, unique to the Similipal landscape, were seized by forest officials from the possession of four persons in the fringe ...

But they did not confess to their crime,” STR Director said. The skin of melanistic tiger was recovered when forest department personnel had raided a few houses in Tentulia village on January 12.

the turnaround in Similipal Tiger Reserve. And tourists sighting the melanistic one. Forget tourists, the staff had not seen tigers for decades. Kudos to the team for bringing this turnaround with ...

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 ...

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

PTI In a major crackdown against poachers and illegal traders of body parts of wild animals, forest officials arrested four people at the Similipal forest in Odisha and seized the skin and nails of a ...