The Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district reopened for tourists on Tuesday after remaining closed for three mon...
The Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district reopened for tourists on Tuesday after remaining closed for three months for the breeding season of saltwater crocodiles.
The national park was closed for visitors from May 1 to July 31 in view of the breeding season of the saltwater crocodiles.
“In view of the crocodiles’ breeding, a three-month long prohibition on the entry of tourists and visitors to the wetland site had been enforced from May 1 to July 31,” said Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Rajnagar Mangrove (Wildlife) Forest Division, Bimal Prasanna Acharya.
Notably, the park is home to as many as 1671 estuarine crocodiles and its vast expanse of mangrove cover and wetland spots, is an ideal ecotourism destination for camping, trekking and picnics. Every year, the forest officials collect eggs from the nesting sites for incubation under semi-natural conditions.
A nearly 145 sq km stretch of the national park, with its vast expanse of mangrove cover and wetland spots, is an ideal eco-tourism destination for camping and trekking. It was designated as a National Park on 16th September 1998.
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