Saltwater Crocodile

Saltwater Crocodile Latest News

According to the Odisha state forest and environment department pilot drone-based survey, the saltwater crocodiles population has increased in the state.

About Saltwater Crocodile

• It is the largest and heaviest of all living reptiles in the world.
• Other Names: Estuarine crocodile, Indo-Pacific crocodile, marine crocodile, sea crocodile, or informally as saltie.
• It is an opportunistic hypercarnivorous apex predator.
• Habitat: It inhabits saltwater habitats and brackish wetlands, rivers and mangroves.
• Distribution: It is found in India’s east coast, Southeast Asia and the Sundaic region and northern Australia and Micronesia.
  • In India, these are distributed in Odisha and West Bengal and the coastal areas of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
  • Odisha has India’s largest population of saltwater crocodiles in its natural habitat.

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Features of Saltwater Crocodile

• They are solitary creatures, especially when it comes to adult males. 
• They are highly territorial, with large male saltwater crocodiles often controlling extensive stretches of rivers, estuaries, or coastlines.
• Conservation Status: It is categorized  as ‘Least Concern’ under the IUCN Red List.

Source: TH