KENDRAPARA: The Forest department has banned tourists from entering Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district from ...

The centre now has around 60 crocodile hatchlings. Besides, Bhitarkanika is home to more than 1,800 crocodiles,” the forest officer added.

His enormous body and quiet nature made him one of the most famous crocodiles until his death in 1997. Spotted regularly in the creeks of Bhitarkanika National Park, this Indian crocodile didn’t ...

Bhitarkanika supports vital biodiversity including dense mangroves, largest population of estuarine crocodiles, the rare white crocodile (Sankhua), water monitors, king cobra, python, varieties of ...

“Regading habitat utilisation, there are some other factors that emerged. Our crocodile number was lesser than Bhitarkanika (in Odisha). But our forest habitat is much better from the point of view of ...