Tag: Bhitarkanika National Park

Kendrapada: A record of 3,700 baby estuarine crocodiles emerged from 122 nests to make their way to water bodies in and around the Bhitarkanika national park, marking the culmination of ...

Kendrapada: The state Tourism Department plans to soon deploy four catamaran boats as “floating hotels” for tourists in Bhitarkanika National Park. According to department insiders, each boat has the capacity ...

Kendrapada: In view of the breeding season of estuarine crocodiles, Bhitarkanika National Park will remain out of bounds for tourists and visitors for three months from Saturday. The prohibition is usually ...

Bhubaneswar: The Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapada district reopened to the visitors after remaining closed for 9 days since January 15 due to crocodile census. The annual crocodile census was ...

Kendrapada: A record number of migratory birds were spotted during the annual bird census in Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapada district on Wednesday. Forest Department sources said 1,36,092 migratory birds ...

Kendrapada: In wake of bird flu scare in Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, the Odisha government has alerted Forest Department officials against a possible outbreak in Bhitarkanika National Park, ...

Kendrapada: The COVID-19 restrictions have gone for a toss in Bhitarkanika National Park in the district as the authorities have apparently failed to enforce those strictly. According to park sources, ...

Kendrapada: The number of visitors to Bhitarkanika National Park in the district has been increasing since it was reopened on October 1 after remaining closed for seven months. With different ...

Kendrapada: Scientists of the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) Dehradun have firmed up plans to fit satellite transmitters or platform transmitter terminals (PTT) on at least 30 Olive Ridley turtles ...

Kendrapada: There has been a healthy rise in the number of migratory birds flocking Bhitarkanika National Park, India’s second-largest mangrove forest. The annual bird census conducted by the Forest department ...