Similipal Tiger Reserve in Odisha is home to the world's only population of melanistic tigers, a rare genetic variant of the ...

Authorities seized the tiger’s hide and claws from the poachers, along with the weapon used in the killing. The victim was ...

The term “black panther” is a blanket term that applies to any black big cat. Black panther is an unscientific term that ...

Bhubaneswar: Similipal's eastern side, where the melanistic Royal Bengal Tiger was killed, is a fringe area where they are ...

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 ...

As per the All Odisha Tiger Estimation (AOTE) 2023-24, released last year, the big cat count in Simipal stood at 27 which included 13 melanistic tigers. These rare big cats with distinctive dark ...

Odisha's Forest Department arrests poachers targeting rare melanistic tigers in Similipal, home to unique pseudo-melanistic tigers.

Despite the deployment of special forces, poaching of a rare melanistic tiger from Similipal forest has raised questions on ...