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Bhitarkanika National Park is a 145 km 2 (56 sq mi) national park in northeast Kendrapara district in Odisha in eastern India. It was designated on 16 September 1998 and obtained the status of a Ramsar site on 19 August 2002. The area is also been designated as the second Ramsar site of the State after the Chilika Lake.
The core area of the sanctuary, with an area of 145 km 2 (56 sq mi), was declared Bhitarkanika National Park in September 1998. The Gahirmatha Marine Wildlife Sanctuary, which bounds the Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary to the east, was created in September 1997, and encompasses Gahirmatha Beach and an adjacent portion of the Bay of Bengal.
Bhitarkanika Mangroves (Odisha): Located in the Mahanadi delta region, Bhitarkanika National Park contains Odisha's largest mangrove forests. It is known for its saltwater crocodiles, monitor lizards, and olive ridley turtles that nest along its coasts. Bhitarkanika is the second largest mangrove ecosystem in India. [5]
Bhitarkanika National Park was declared a sanctuary on 21 April 1975. It is covered with deep mangrove forests, saline rivers, and is known for crocodile breeding. Other animals including deer, wild boar, monkey, pythons and king cobras are also found there.
Spotted deer at Balukhand Sanctuary. The Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in the Indian state of Odisha. [3]The sanctuary has an area of 87 km 2, and is located along the Bay of Bengal coast, between the towns of Puri and Konark. [2]
Cyclone Dana is likely to make landfall between Bhitarkanika National Park and Dhamra port early on Friday, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
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Mangrove pitta at Bhitarkanika National Park, Odisha, India. While all pittas are noted for being difficult to study and spot in the wild, the mangrove pitta is one of the easier ones to spot as it sits high up in mangrove trees and calls. [6] A tape recording of its call will often bring it forth. [9]