Fear Of Human-Wildlife Conflict, Poaching As Animals Fleeing Simlipal Forest Fire Left Vulnerable
A massive fire ripped through vast tracts of Simlipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district and other wildlife habitats nearby, raising concern among wildlife and environmental activists over its possible impact. File Photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-03-11T08:01:18+05:30 Fear Of Human-Wildlife Conflict, Poaching As Animals Fleeing Simlipal Forest Fire Left Vulnerable outlookindia.com 2021-03-11T08:03:49+05:30
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The Odisha government has once again stated that no life was lost in the forest blaze in Simlipal, which had been brought under control after raging for more than a week.
Satellite image aid to douse Similipal fire The core area of the biosphere includes a tiger reserve in Mayurbhanj district and its periphery areas touch two other districts Balasore and Keonjhar
The Odisha government has sought the help of National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad, for providing it satellite images of the fire raging in the forests of Similipal, the second largest biosphere of Asia and other major forests of the state.
The core area of Similipal biosphere includes a tiger reserve in Mayurbhanj district and its periphery areas touch two other districts Balasore and Keonjhar.
Newly appointed head of the task force for controlling forest fires, Dr Sandeep Tripathi, former Principal chief conservator of forests and head of forest force, told The Telegraph on Tuesday, “We are getting NRSC help and they are sharing images of the fire inside the forest area. Through
No damage caused to wildlife or humans, forest fire largely under control: Odisha official
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Dr Sandeep Tripathy, the chief of taskforce on forest fire, said prompt action was taken by the field staffers to control the inferno, and several fire points were brought under control, with no damage caused to wildlife or humans.
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A massive fire ripped through vast tracts of Simlipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district and other wildlife habitats nearby, raising concern among wildlife and environmental activists over its possible impact.
Claiming that no life was lost in the forest blaze, which had been raging in Odisha for more than a week, the state government on Tuesday said 95 per cent of the fire points have been extinguished or at least attended to over the last 24 hours. A massive fire ripped through vast tracts of Simlipal National Park in Mayurbhanj district and other wildlife habitats nearby, ra
BHUBANESWAR: A team of experts from Centre will arrive at Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) on Thursday to provide technical support for containing fire in the reserve. The team will comprise two members. One member has been confirmed so far.
Officials here said inspector general of forests, National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) Amit Mallick is one of the team members. The other member to be part of the team is yet to be confirmed. The team besides guiding the forest officer, who are on the job of dousing the fire will take stock of the damage and suggest strategies to check future fires.
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