‘Bat man’ to the rescue of mammals in Odisha s Baripada
Unable to cope with the heat, most bats fall off the trees in Gandhi Park and Jubilee parks of the town. No sooner does he see a bat struggling, David rushes to rehydrate it.
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BARIPADA: At a time when scorching heat of more than 40 degrees celsius has been making life miserable for humans as much as birds and animals, 52 year old David Mohammad of Baripada town has his mission clear - his eyes are always set on bats in local parks that fall down from trees unable to bear the heat. While many of the mammal species die, a few lucky ones get new lease of life with timely intervention of David.
Five forest personnel sustain injuries; vehicle of the squad was also vandalised.
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BARIPADA: Armed poachers launched an audacious attack on forest staff leaving five of them injured in Dengam section of Baripada forest division’s Udala range on Tuesday night. The hunters were not finished as they tied the staff, assaulted them and decamped with their mobile phones. They also vandalised the forest officials’ vehicle.
A forest protection squad, led by range officer Arun Behera, raided Jamudihi village and seized 40 kg elk meat and two country-made guns from a poacher’s house. The team was returning to Udala range office with the seized items when a group of around 20 poachers forced stop their vehicle by blocking the road with a large wooden log. They vandalised the vehicle and snatched around 30 kg seized elk meat and a gun from the squad.
10 kg elk meat seized from Similipal
On December 15, two constables of Odisha police were arrested for poaching in the core area of the tiger reserve.
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BARIPADA: The Similipal National Park seems to be turning into a haven for poachers as reports of wild animals being hunted continue to come in. On Monday, officials of Baripada wildlife division seized 10.5 kg of elk meat near Godipokhari- Sansole.
Elk meat seized by forest officials
However, the poachers managed to give forest personnel the slip. Sources said a group of poachers had killed an elk inside the forest and later distributed the meat among them. One of them was returning home with his share when he was confronted by a forest staff. Before he could be nabbed, the poacher dumped the meat and escaped into the forest.