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The sanctuary is situated on the catchment area of Chambal river. The Rehabilitation centre in the sanctuary hosts panthers, hyenas, jackals, rabbit, sambar deer, wild cat, scorpion, grave scorpion, nilgai, wild boar etc. The Crocodile Point which is part of the Rehabilitation ccentre hosts Crocodiles which is a major tourist attraction. [3]
The mugger crocodile is India's most common species. They are not as long as saltwater crocodiles. Their average size is about 2.5–3 metres (8.2–9.8 ft) for Females and 3–4 metres (9.8–13.1 ft) for males. An Indian biologist (of American origin) named Romulus Whitaker established the Madras Crocodile Bank for conservation and breeding ...
A crocodile is sleeping in the swamp area of Bhitarkanika national park Spotted deer at Bhitarkanika National Park. The park is home to the saltwater crocodile, Indian python, black ibis, wild boar, rhesus monkey, chital, darter, cobra, monitor lizard. Olive ridley turtles nest on Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary and other nearby beaches ...
The Son Gharial Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary established in 1981 under Project Crocodile for the conservation of gharials. The sanctuary covers three rivers and their banks. Out of the total length of 210 km, 161 km is the Sone River , 23 km is the Banas River , and 26 km is the Gopad River . [ 1 ]
It is one of such 3 crocodile-breeding centers in India. Kukrail crocodile centre and the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust (breeds all 3 native crocodile species of India - freshwater muggers, freshwater gharials and salt-water crocodiles) are rated as top two most success crocodile breeding centres by National Geographic Society, the third being ...
Gahirmatha Beach and Marine Sanctuary are to the east, separating the swamp region and mangroves from the Bay of Bengal Mangroves, saltwater crocodile, white crocodile, Indian python, black ibis, wild pigs, rhesus monkeys, olive ridley sea turtle, chital: Brahmani River, Baitarani River, Pathsala Simlipal National Park
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu was established in 1936 as India's first bird sanctuary. [7] [8] Spanning 7,506.22 km 2 (2,898.17 sq mi), Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat is the largest wildlife sanctuary in the country. [9] The Andaman and Nicobar Islands have the most number of wildlife sanctuaries. [10]
The Madras Crocodile Bank Trust and Centre for Herpetology (MCBT) is a reptile zoo and herpetology research station, located 40 km (25 mi) south of the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. The centre is both a registered trust and a recognized zoo under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and comes under the purview of the Central Zoo Authority ...