Cyclone Yaas ravages through Odisha

Yaas has now weakened into a severe cyclone and it will weaken into a cyclonic storm in the next six hours

Cyclone Yaas landfall pegged at Dhamra, near Bhitarkanika

Locals in and around Bhitarkanika worried about how loss of mangroves in the area could affect their villages

Cyclone Yaas fells hundreds of trees in Bhitarkanika, hit on fauna being assessed

National park hit hard by cyclone 3rd year in a row

Could illegal fishing have caused death of 5-foot-long saltie in Bhitarkanika

The reptile’s carcass was found floating in a river inside the park June 3

Croc kills again: Sixth fatal attack in a year near Bhitarkanika

The national park in Odisha is home to over 1,700 saltwater crocodiles

Officials demolish illegal prawn farms in Bhitarkanika; but is it of any use?

Locals allege the farms are demolished in such a way that owners repair them and come back later

World Snake Day: Snake bites on the rise in Bhitarkanika

At least eight people have succumbed to snake bites in the monsoon season near Bhitarkanika National Park so far

Protest against water diversion project near Bhitarkanika turns violent

Villagers marched to Bharigada village near Odisha’s Bhitarkanika National Park and ransacked the site of a project to divert water from a …

Around 2,500 crocodiles born in Odisha’s Bhitarkanika National Park

The number of hatchlings was fewer than last year due to flood damage during Cyclone Yaas 

Bhitarkanika will die if freshwater extraction by industries continues: Activist

Bhitarkanika, the second-largest mangrove forest in India will be destroyed if freshwater continues to be extracted from the Brahmani river basin

Carcass of fourth dead whale shark in 11 months found on Odisha beach

Forest officials have said a whale shark found dead along a beach in Odisha may have been hit by ships out at sea

A million Olive Ridleys have laid eggs on Odisha’s Gahirmatha, Rushikulya rookeries this year

For the first time, more than 200,000 turtles laid eggs at Gahirmatha on a single day

Officials count 122 saltwater crocodile nests in Bhitarkanika

The numbers are much more than previous years, implying that the adult breeding population is increasing

Has Odisha’s Bhitarkanika reached a saturation point for its estuarine crocodiles? Experts say yes

Human-crocodile conflict in and around the park could spike unless steps are taken to address the rising numbers of crocodiles

Most number of saltwater crocodile births in Bhitarkanika this year

Number of hatchlings 50% more than 2021

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Saltie census 2023: 1,793 estuarine crocodiles including 20 whitish ones counted in Bhitarkanika

Last year, 1,784 of the reptiles had been sighted