Bhitarkanika

Bhubaneswar: Bhitarkanika National Park has reopened from today for the rest of the picnic season.  The forest department has also imposed a strict ban on the entry of plastic disposables in protected areas. Tourists have been advised not…

Kendrapara: The Bhitarkanika National Park on Sunday launched a five-day long census of the resident birds, which throng the wetland sites for nesting every year. The counting began at around 6am early in the morning and will be conducted…

Bhubaneswar: The site development works at important tourist places like Nrusinghanath, Harishankar, Bhitarkanika, and Chandrabhaga were fast-tracked with Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra taking a review of the progress in a…

Kendrapara: The latest avian species survey in Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district suggests that a total of 1,38,107 birds were spotted this winter, showing a rise of 2,015 in numbers, or 1.5 percent more than the…

Kendrapara: Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district reopened for tourists on Wednesday after remaining closed for ten days for the annual census of the estuarine crocodiles, a senior forest official said. On the other…

Kendrapara: Bhitarkanika National Park will remain out of bounds for tourists for a period of 10 days in January next year to carry out crocodile census in waterbodies inside and outside the wildlife sanctuary here in the district. As…

Bhubaneswar: Tourist from all over the world calls for Bhitarkanika round the clock following its beauty and diversity especially in Winters. Winter that falls in the months of October to March is a pleasant time to witness the ultimate…

Kendrapara: The population of monsoon birds has increased in Bhitarkanika National Park with an impressive growth of around 11% this nesting season. The nesting bird population was pegged at 1,08,639 including 62,983 chicks belonging to…

Kendrapara: The annual headcount of resident birds in Bhitarkanika National Park in the district began today. Two Teams comprising of ornithologists and wildlife personnel will count the birds at Mathaadia, Laxmiprashad dia, Durgaprasad…

Bhubaneswar: Tourism Minister Jyoti Prakash Panigrahi said a total of 12,548 tourists visited five Eco-Retreat camps organized at Konark, Satkoshia, Daringibadi, Hirakud and Bhitarkanika. In a written reply to a query by BJP MLA from…