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2 lakh baby Olive Ridley turtles emerge in Odisha beachEmergence of baby Olive Ridley marine turtles along Gahirmatha beach on Odisha's coast has provided relief to conservationists. Nearly two ...
Bhitarkanika National Park reopens after break for breeding seasonBhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district reopened today after remaining out of bounds for tourists for three months.
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.
Birds back in Bhitarkanika in Odisha with the onset of monsoonWith the onset of monsoon, birds have made Bhitarkanika in Odisha's Kendrapara district their temporary abode again.
Bhitarkanika to clear forest land used for unauthorised prawn farmingThe 9-Km-stretch deltaic region of Petsala River passing through Jusunpur village are under land-grabbing by unauthorised prawn culturists.
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...
Ban on night stay at Bhitarkanika National Park removedThe ban on night stay of tourists at the Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha, which led to a decline in footfall of Indian and foreign vis...
Poacher arrested from BhitarkanikaBhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district have taken into custody the kingpin of a poaching racket while making a seizure ...
- Olive Ridley mass nesting missing this year, experts hopeful
The annual spectacle of thousands of Olive Ridley turtles mass-nesting along the Gahirmatha coast in Odisha is so far missing this year, se...
- Drop in number of migratory birds at Bhitarkanika
The number of migratory birds visiting Bhitarkanika national park in Orissa's Kendrapara district has dropped by around 60% this season, of...
- 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.
- Fire breaks out in Bhitarkanika National Park
A blaze on Friday morning broke out in parts of Bhitarkanika national park, a Ramsar wetland site, causing destruction of mangrove species ...
- 1.8 lakh Olive Ridleys arrive on Orissa beach for nesting
An estimated 1.8 lakh female Olive Ridley turtles have so far arrived en-masse to lay eggs, a unique natural phenomenon, at Gahirmatha mari...
- 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...
- 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...