BARIPADA: Panic gripped residents of Bangiriposi and Badagaon areas in Mayurbhanj district after a sub-adult melanistic tiger was spotted roaming near human habitations over the past week.

Odisha is set to have the world’s first melanistic tiger safari in close vicinity of Similipal Tiger Reserve in Mayurbhanj district by year-end, an official said on Monday. “Competent ...

Bhubaneswar: A male melanistic tiger's (T-12's) consistent movement close to tigress Zeenat's enclosure and courtship behaviour indicates a high chance of mating between the pair in Similipal ...