Kendrapara (Odisha), Feb 19 (ANI): The Bhitarkanika National Park is the core area of Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary located in the north-east region of Kendrapara district in the state of Odisha.

CUTTACK: The National Green Tribunal (NGT)’s east zone bench in Kolkata on Tuesday issued notices to the Centre and state on a petition questioning the legality of the state Tourism department’s three ...

Kendrapara: Odisha’s Forest, Environment, and Climate Change Department Monday launched a dolphin census in the Gahirmatha Marine Wildlife Sanctuary, Bhitarkanika National Park, and nearby coastal ...

Surrounded by the Bhitarkanika Sanctuary and shares borders with the Gahirmatha Beach, the national park consists of estuaries, backwaters, creeks and the Brahmani-Baitrani Delta. The national ...

"Bhitarkanika, considered the second largest ... 2.75 lakh around Bhitarkanika National Park and Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Kendrapada district and its nearby areas," he added.

Bhitarkanika is one of India’s most biodiverse ecosystems, home to over 215 species of birds, including migratory birds from Europe and Central Asia. The lush mangroves, wetlands, and riverine ...

is divided into the Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, National Park, and Marine Gahirmatha Sanctuary. Known for its dense mangrove forests, the park is a hotspot for crocodiles, estuary turtles ...

The sanctuary forms part of Bhitarkanika national park ... samber and wild dogs are among the other wildlife seen in the sanctuary. From From ...

The number of saltwater crocodiles, the species that are not found in any other river system in Odisha, stands at 1,811 in the Bhitarkanika wildlife sanctuary, as per the latest census.

the Ansupa Lake in Cuttack and the Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary in Kendrapara district. For the first time, the bird census was held on a single day. Earlier, the counting used to continue for a ...

Activist Alay Samantaray of Marsaghai in Kendrapara district filed a petition alleging violation of Wildlife Protection ... the ecological sensitivity of the Bhitarkanika wildlife sanctuary ...