Orangutan found in odisha: Five orangutans were rescued from the Bichitrapur forest area in Odishas Balasore district after villagers spotted the unusual animals near Badapahi village. Forest officials have launched an investigation to determine how the orangutans, which are not native to India, reached the coastal state. The animals will undergo veterinary examinations before being shifted to Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar.

The state forest and wildlife department will investigate whether an international wildlife trafficking network was involved | India News

Orangutan found in odisha: Five orangutans were rescued from the Bichitrapur forest area in Odishas Balasore district after villagers spotted the unusual animals near Badapahi…

BHUBANESWAR: Five juvenile orangutans, native to Southeast Asia and never recorded in the wild anywhere in India, were found abandoned Tuesday morning in a casuarina forest off…

Joint probe launched into smuggling of 5 orangutans in Odisha's Balasore | India News