Wild Orissa

A Nature and Wildlife Conservation Group

Welcome

We never thought that poachers could turn protectors of waterfowl. We did not think we could gather critical information on the tiger’s life from deep jungles of Sunabeda. Or watch our trees of Bijasal & Red Sanders grow in the summer heat of Orissa. We did not think our voice would be heard amongst people who matter. We were unsure whether our arms could grow strong enough one-day as we try holding on to the last swathes of our vanishing wild.

But the need of the hour has kept changing: so it has been waterfowl census at times and tiger census at others, direct and sudden intervention to snare poachers or gradual spreading of the message of environmental conservation, helping jungle communities with medicines or growing rare medicinal plants ourselves.

We have been driven by the love for the Earth and its arbors of wildlife. Transfixed, we have listened as much to the chorus crescendo of cicadas as to the distant trumpets of a bull elephant. Each time a cheetal herd breaks asunder or golden orioles reflect the sun; we have quietly reaffirmed our pledge to fight.

‘Wild Orissa’ of 1997 has moved on in these years but it has remained true to its belief, honest in its purpose and ample on its dream.

National Symposium on Conservation of Wild Tigers in Orissa

Workshop on Critical Wild Habitats

Wild Orissa organised a national level Symposium on “Conservation of Wild Tigers in Orissa”, on 16th and 17th February 2003 at Bhu...Read More

Wild Orissa refers to the concerns raised in the wildlife conservation circles consequent to the enactment and notification... Read More

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AWARENES

PREVENTION OF POACHING WITH COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

Rescue And Release TO WILDS

NEWS/EVENTS

Chilika Waterfowl Census 2008 January 2008

15 members from the organisation associated with the Orissa State Wildlife Wing during the Chilika Waterfowl Census conducted during January 2008. They were part of 5 Census Units constituted viz. Nalabana, Mangalajodi and Bhusandpur. The exercise was for 2 days. Wild Orissa has been associating in this exercise since 1997. Wild Orissa is an organisational partner in the Indian Bird Conservation Network under the Important Bird Areas Program.

Visit to Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary, Orissa

Members visited the Satkosia Tiger Reserve during January-June 2008. They deliberated with the Satkosia Wildlife Division officials on the problems facing this newly created Tiger Reserve. Issues pertaining to man-animal conflicts, degradation of wildlife habitats, presence of prey base, anthropogenic pressures, etc. were deliberated upon. Wild Orissa had taken up the issue of bringing the Satkosia-Baisipalli forests under the Project Tiger scheme since 1997. Wild Orissa has associated with the State Wildlife Wing during Tiger, Leopard, Elephant, Birds, Waterfowl, etc. enumeration exercise since 1997.

Biju Patnaik Wildlife Conservation Award 2007

Satkosia Story

Shri Mahavir Pakshi Surakhshya Samiti Mangalajodi (constituted by ‘WILD ORISSA’ in 2000) awarded Biju Patnaik Wildlife Conservation Award for 2007 on 3rd October 2007 by Government of Orissa...Read More

‘Wild Orissa’ took up the issue of conservation of tigers in Satkosia-Baisipalli forests in the state of Orissa during 1997, as part of its Wild Tigers Conservation Program. ‘Wild Orissa’ teams have been sent during the course of these past years on occasions like Tiger/Elephant/Crocodile/Waterfowl/etc. cen...