Turtles help by eating dead fish that wash up on shore, and tortoises dig holes that other animals can use. Gahirmatha Beach ...

Kendrapada: A group of 28 forest ranger trainees from Chandrapur Forest Academy of Administration, Development and Management ...

carapaces of sea turtles, eggs of snakes and crocodiles besides hides and horns of spotted deer to attract visitors to Bhitarkanika. We have preserved the skeleton of a 17-foot-long saltwater ...

Bhitarkanika National Park is a well known ... which is the lone mass nesting spot in Indian Ocean region and the only turtle sanctuary in Odisha (Orissa). The beach is a UNESCO listed heritage ...

The sanctuary forms part of Bhitarkanika national park. Gahirmatha was declared a turtle sanctuary in 1979 by Odisha government after considering its ecological importance and as part of efforts ...

KENDRAPARA: Millions of Olive Ridley baby turtles began emerging from the pits at the Nasi-1, Nasi-2, and Eakakulanasi islands of Bhitarkanika’s Gahirmatha marine sanctuary here on Tuesday night.

Bhitarkanika, one of the State’s finest ... The park is famous for its green mangroves, migratory birds, turtles, estuarine crocodiles and countless creeks. It is said to house 70% of the ...

KENDRAPARA: The Forest department has banned tourists from entering Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district from May 1 to July 31 for the mating and nesting season of saltwater crocodiles.