Bhitarkanika National Park

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Kendrapara: The Bhitarkanika National Park has again emerged as the largest habitat of the endangered estuarine crocodiles in the country with 103 nesting sites spotted in it this year.…