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799 killed in wild animal attacks in last 5 years in Odisha: Minister

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Bhubaneswar: Altogether 799 people were killed in wild animal attacks in Odisha in the last five years, a minister said in the assembly on Tuesday.

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The state reported deaths of 2,832 wild animals during the period, he said.

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In a written reply to a query by BJP legislator Padma Lochan Panda, Forest and Environment Minister Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia said 2,832 elephants, tigers and other wild animals died in Odisha from 2020-21 to 2024-25 (so far), of which 806 were killed due to poaching.

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