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BHITARKANIKA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
Census finds dip in winter migratory birds in BhitarkanikaThe annual census report of winter migratory birds released by the forest department on Monday said that the number of avian winter species...
- Bhitarkanika National Park closed for crocodiles breeding
1,682 crocs, 12 albino spotted in Bhitarkanika National ParkGood news for wildlife enthusiasts. About a dozen of highly threatened albino salt-water crocodiles have been spotted in Bhitarkanika Natio...
68 nesting sites of estuarine crocodiles spotted in Odisha parkWildlife personnel in Bhitarkanika National Park have spotted 68 nesting sites of estuarine (saltwater) crocodiles even as the annual breed...
14 islands under Bhitarkanika national park in Odisha to get a faceliftKalibhanjadia, Sort and Nadiabali islands within the Bhitarkanika national park are known for dense mangrove forests and the creeks and wat...
Eco-sensitive zone notification for areas around Bhitarkanika raises concerns among localsThe notified areas would now be guided by stringent provisions of environment protection law, according to national park officials.
Over 25,000 migratory birds arrive in OdishaMore than 25,000 migratory birds from Siberia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan and Himalayan regions have arrived in the Bhitarkanika National Park...
Sanctuaries face towering problem in Odisha after Cyclone PhailinAs many as 20 VHF towers were damaged in the October 12 cyclone in different wildlife sanctuaries of the state, leading to disruption of co...
32 nesting sites for crocodiles foundWildlife personnel in Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district have spotted 32 nesting sites of estuarine crocodiles as t...
- Salinity rise in water driving crocs to stray from habitats
Rising salinity in the waters of the Bhitarkanika river system is driving crocodiles towards other water bodies close to human habitation.
- Sparrows reappear in Bhitarkhanika
Sparrows, which had disappeared from the region due to man-made factors, have staged a comeback in the wetlands of Orissa's Bhitarkanika Wi...
- Man-eater crocodile captured in Orissa
A man-eater crocodile have been captured from Orissa's Kendrapara district.
- Crocodile lays eggs without mating
The country's only captive white crocodile, who had become an enigma for shunning mating habits, has now laid eggs and that too, without ma...
- Crocs coming out of artificially eggs in Orissa
Wildlife lovers are jubilant as babies of estuarine crocodiles have emerged out of the artificially hatched eggshells in the crocodile rese...
- Croc fairer than Gori to be another hit in Bhitarkanika
After the high profile Gori, a juvenile white crocodile born and bred in captivity is poised to become a major attraction of Bhitarkanika W...
- Orissa fishermen to tame rogue crocodiles
The Orissa forest department has hired fishermen to relocate estuarine crocodiles entering into human habitations in and around the coastal...
- White crocodiles in Bhitarkanika
There has been a marginal increase in growth of white crocodiles in the wildlife sanctuary.