Bhitarkanika now has more estuarine crocodiles

Last year, 1,698 individuals had been spotted

Rare Long-Billed Plover bird sighted in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika national park

Sighting of this rare migratory bird during the annual bird census is baffling wildlife officials and ornithologists

Odisha govt launches boat ambulance for remote villages

Waterborne diseases are common in the riverside villages, and villagers had to travel for 20 km to reach a health centre

Olive Ridley turtles: Endangered lives

Evacuation leads to tragedy; two feared dead as boat capsizes in Odisha

Seaside village residents say boat was overloaded

Phailin affects tourism in Odisha

Many villages near tourist sites in the state are dependent on tourism

Olive Ridley turtles give Gahirmatha beach a miss this year

Last year, around 400,000 turtles had nested at the beach in Bhitarkanika National Park during four-day arribada in March

Solar light is new lifeline for sea erosion-hit Odisha village

It is widely believed that the village which is situated on the eastern coast of India will be wiped out from the map within a decade

Forest guards protecting Olive Ridley turtles to be exempted from poll duty

Decision taken after forest officials tell authorities that not exempting them would hamper conservation of wildlife and sea turtles