{"id":4928,"date":"2026-09-08T11:02:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T05:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=4928"},"modified":"2026-09-08T12:12:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T06:42:21","slug":"bhitarkanika-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bhitarkanika-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Bhitarkanika National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Bhitarkanika National Park Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, hundreds of saltwater crocodile hatchlings have begun emerging from nests in the Bhitarkanika National Park.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Bhitarkanika National Park<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Located:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the state <\/span><b>of Odisha.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is surrounded by the <\/span><b>Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary.<\/b> <b>Gahirmatha Beach<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and Marine Sanctuary lie to the east, and separates a swamp region covered with a canopy of mangroves from the Bay of Bengal.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is India\u2019s second largest <\/span><b>mangrove ecosystem after the Sunderbans.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is nestled in the estuary of <\/span><b>Brahmani, Baitarani, and Dhamra rivers.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The vegetation and species of the sanctuary are those that are mainly found in the tropical and subtropical intertidal regions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also <\/span><b>designated as a Ramsar site.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mangrove species, casuarinas, and grasses like the indigo bush.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is home to the largest congregation of <\/span><b>saltwater crocodiles in<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Gahirmatha Beach is the largest colony of the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/olive-ridley-turtles\/\" target=\"_blank\">Olive Ridley<\/a> Sea Turtles.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also home to numerous animals like hyenas, wild boar, Chitals, Sambar, Spotted Deer, Wild Boar, Jungle cat, Wild Pigs, etc., and migratory birds, which make it their home during the winter season, lending a vibrant hue to the ecosystem.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanherald.com\/india\/odisha\/hundreds-of-baby-crocs-break-out-of-eggshells-in-odishas-bhitarkanika-national-park-4137124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>DH<\/strong><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Recently, hundreds of saltwater crocodile hatchlings have begun emerging from nests in the Bhitarkanika National Park. 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