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| 15 | * [b]Manglajodi[/b] in Chilika is a fishing
village on the banks of the lake. it would be
better to contact the local conservation group
Wild Orissa, who will suggest a good guide who can
take you around and will help you hire a boat too.
| 15 | * [b]Manglajodi[/b] in Chilika is a fishing
village on the banks of the lake. it would be
better to contact the local conservation group
Wild Orissa, who will suggest a good guide who can
take you around and will help you hire a boat too.
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| 16 | * [b]Bhitarkanika National Park[/b], a little more
than 150 kilometres north east of Bhubaneswar, is
home to the largest population of Saltwater
Crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) in all of
[[India]]. The National park is essentially a
network of creeks and canals which are inundated
with waters from rivers Brahmani, Baitarani,
Dhamra and Patasala forming a unique ecosystem.
Bhitarkanika is home to the largest congregation
of the endangered Salt Water Crocodile in India.
Bhitarkanika is India’s second largest mangrove
ecosystem after the Sunderbans. | 16 | * [b]Bhitarkanika National Park[/b], a little more
than 150 kilometres north east of Bhubaneswar, is
home to the largest population of Saltwater
Crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) in all of
[[India]]. The National park is essentially a
network of creeks and canals which are inundated
with waters from rivers Brahmani, Baitarani,
Dhamra and Patasala forming a unique ecosystem.
Bhitarkanika is home to the largest congregation
of the endangered Salt Water Crocodile in India.
Bhitarkanika is India’s second largest mangrove
ecosystem after the Sunderbans. |
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| 18 | [Photo|]An area of 672 square Kilometer was
designated as Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary
through a notification in 1975. The Sanctuary
comprises of mangrove forest with diverse variety
of flora species, and has river channels of
different dimensions meandering through it. Of
this area, around 145 square kilometer was
designated as Bhitarkanika National Park in 1998. | 18 | [Photo|812e77f0-eb97-11ef-88a2-799260b2b9c2.jpg]An
area of 672 square Kilometer was designated as
Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary through a
notification in 1975. The Sanctuary comprises of
mangrove forest with diverse variety of flora
species, and has river channels of different
dimensions meandering through it. Of this area,
around 145 square kilometer was designated as
Bhitarkanika National Park in 1998. |
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| 20 | Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park
was formed to conserve the endangered salt water
crocodiles, also called estuarine crocodiles.
Besides these, the Sanctuary is also rich in
avifauna, mammalian and reptilian population. This
has proved to be a good habitat for cobras, Indian
Python and water and monitor lizards. | 20 | Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park
was formed to conserve the endangered salt water
crocodiles, also called estuarine crocodiles.
Besides these, the Sanctuary is also rich in
avifauna, mammalian and reptilian population. This
has proved to be a good habitat for cobras, Indian
Python and water and monitor lizards.
[Photo|656ee450-eb97-11ef-88a2-799260b2b9c2.JPG] |
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| 22 | ===Time to Visit:===[b][/b] | 22 | ===Time to Visit:===[b][/b] |
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