- Bhitarkanika National Park closed for crocodiles breeding01 May, 2017, 04.05 PM IST
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...
12 Jan, 2017, 05.02 PM IST
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...
13 Jun, 2016, 11.02 PM IST
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.
01 Aug, 2015, 01.24 PM IST
Hold your breath! Spot that spectacular Bengal Tiger in The SundarbansSundarbans is spread across 10,000 sq km. Visitors will find themselves holding their breath as their boats glide through the creeks & rivu...
29 Nov, 2014, 03.54 PM IST
65 nesting sites of estuarine crocodiles spotted in OdishaAround 65 nesting sites of estuarine crocodiles have been spotted in Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district and the num...
03 Jul, 2014, 01.45 PM IST
Estuarine crocodile hacked to death in Odisha forestIn the latest bout of man-animal conflict, an 8-foot-long estuarine crocodile was hacked to death in Mahakalpada forest range in Odisha's K...
23 Sep, 2013, 08.57 PM IST
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...
25 Jun, 2013, 10.08 PM IST
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...
19 Apr, 2013, 03.46 PM IST
Crocodiles score in diverse Sunderbans deltaAccording to Pradeep Vyas, director of Sunderbans Biosphere Reserve, a good sub-adult or juvenile population in Ramganga range proves that ...
30 Nov, 2012, 03.27 AM IST
First crocodile census starts in SunderbansIt may be noted that there were reports of human-estuarine crocodile conflicts in Sunderbans in recent times especially from Sajnekhali and...
16 Jan, 2012, 03.59 PM IST
- 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.
21 Sep, 2010, 10.57 AM IST
- Frequent tiger, crocodile attacks in Sundarbans villages
Sheba Mridha sobs uncontrollably as she looks at the thick mangrove forest on the other bank of Ganral river at Gosaba delta in Sundarbans.
27 Oct, 2009, 06.08 PM IST
- 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...
14 Aug, 2008, 01.50 PM IST
- 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...
07 Aug, 2008, 11.09 AM IST
- Crocodile netted in Hooghly
When fisherman Shyamal Halder started drawing in his net, it felt heavy and he was confident of netting a good catch of prawns. But what ca...
28 Feb, 2008, 04.27 AM IST
- White crocodiles in Bhitarkanika
There has been a marginal increase in growth of white crocodiles in the wildlife sanctuary.
18 Jan, 2008, 10.38 AM IST