Rare Yellow Turtle Rescued in Odisha

A rare yellow-coloured turtle was rescued by the villagers of Sujanpur in Balasore district of Odisha on July 19. It was handed over to the forest department officials who were equally surprised to see the reptile. The turtle’s video and photo were soon trending on the web. B Acharya, Wildlife Warden says, “This is a […]

Tigers Sighted In New Forest Regions Of Odisha

The Royal Bengal Tiger has been sighted in 3 new forest regions of Odisha. This was announced by the State Forest and Environment Ministry, Bijayashree Routray. Mr. Routray said that movement of tigers captured by closed-circuit television cameras installed at the Hemgiri forest in Sundargarh and Debrigarh sanctuaries in Sambalpur districts was direct evidence of […]

Census Spots 55 Irrawady Dolphins In Gahirmatha, Bhitarkanika, Odisha

Bhitarkanika national park and Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha with their salt-water estuaries form an ideal habitat for endangered Irrawaddy dolphins. A census made recently by the Odisha forest department estimated their number at 55 in the water-bodies of Bhitarkanika and Gahirmatha. These numbers indicate a slight drop from the last census which was conducted […]

Migratory Birds Begin Arriving at Chilika Lake

The largest inland saltwater lake in Asia, Chilika Lake of Odisha is playing winter host once again to thousands of migratory birds from Siberia, Iraq, Afghanistan and other nations beyond the Himalayan mountain ranges. The first flock of over 10,000 birds arrived in the eastern Indian state in the past few weeks. Image via cc/Flickr […]

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