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Bhitarkanika bans tourists as crocodiles nest
Noida :: India | 9 days ago
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A two-and-half-month ban on the entry of tourists and visitors to the Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha was imposed Wednesday as the crocodile nesting season was underway, an official said. The park, in the coastal Kendrapada district, about 170
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Baby Olive Ridley turtles pop up along Gahirmata beach
Kendrāpāra :: India | 16 days ago
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Surfacing of millions of baby Olive Ridley marine turtles along the serene Gahirmatha beach along Odisha coast has cheered conservationists across the globe. Wildlife lovers are elated as hatchlings broke out of eggshells and crawled towards their
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Winter Migratory Birds arrive at Bhitarkanika National Park
Uni :: Russia | 7 months ago
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Rajnagar Mangrove Forest (wildlife) division DFO Manoj Kumar Mohapatra said around 14,000 winter avian species have come to Bhitarkanika National Park this year so far. Every year, more than 50,000 birds visit the Bhitarkanika National park in winter
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Monsoon bird census in Bhitarkanika to commence next week
Thiruvananthapuram :: India | 10 months ago
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This year the monsoon bird census has been delayed as monsoon plays truant in the state. Every year, the monsoon bird census takes place in between third or fourth week of July inside the Bhitarkanika National Park. The residential birds start their
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Woman dies in crocodile attack
Rājnagar :: India | 11 months ago
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Divisional Forest Officer(DFO)of Rajnagar Mangrove and Wildlife division Manoj Kumar Mohaptra said the body of the woman was fished out from the river. Two days back a farmer, who was sowing in the field close to the Baitarani river bank in
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Forest personnel rescue crocodile
Rājnagar :: India | 11 months ago
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Rajnagar Mangrove Forest and Wildlife division DFO Manoj Kumar Mohapatra said one Sarbeswar Jena first saw the crocodile at a village road this morning and sought the help of his co-villagers to drive it out from the village. The villagers informed
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The crocs of Bhitarkanika: A problem of plenty?
Dehradun :: India | 1 year ago
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The Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary is where the world's largest living reptile, the estuarine crocodile, is thriving amidst sylvan surroundings after having been brought back from the brink. But now there is trouble with the reptile population
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Intruding crocs put Bhitarkanika authorites in a bother
Noida :: India | 1 year ago
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Frequent intrusion of crocodiles into places of human habitations has triggered man-animal conflict in a number of villages, official sources said. On Wednesday, an intruding crocodile killed a 13-year-old boy at Balichandrapur while angry locals had
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Crocodile breeding: Ban on visitors inside Bhitarkanika
Thiruvananthapuram :: India | 1 year ago
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Rajnagar Mangrove forest and Wildlife Division DFO Manoj Kumar Mohaptra said the ban would be imposed from May 15 to July 31 next. The movement of tourists would be restricted in crocodile dominated areas at Bhitarkanika, Dangamala and Ragadapati
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47 fishermen arrested
Thiruvananthapuram :: India | 1 year ago
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During a joint raid the personnel of Bhitarkanika National Park and Coast Guard today arrested 47 fishermen on charges of catching fish illegally at the prohibited zone of Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary. Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary Ranger Suvendu Kumar
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