{"id":4928,"date":"2026-01-22T11:02:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T05:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=4928"},"modified":"2026-01-22T16:14:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T10:44:02","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 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bhitarkanika National Park saw a marginal increase in winged guests as compared to the previous year, according to the latest census report released by the forest department recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Bhitarkanika National Park<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the Kendrapara district of <\/span><b>Odisha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spread across an area of 672 sq.km. of the <\/span><b>mangrove swamp situated on the delta formed b<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y the <\/span><b>three rivers, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">namely <\/span><b>Brahmani, Baitarani, and Dhamra,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the park houses an array of <\/span><b>creeks, backwaters, estuaries, deltas,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and mudhuts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The national park is <\/span><b>surrounded by<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b>Gahirmatha Beach and Marine Sanctuary lie to the east,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and separates a swamp region covered with a canopy of mangroves from the Bay of Bengal.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is India\u2019s <\/span><b>second largest mangrove ecosystem after the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/str\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sunderbans<\/a>.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Proximity to the Bay of Bengal makes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>soil <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the area <\/span><b>enriched with salt.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>vegetation <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and species of the sanctuary are <\/span><b>those <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that are <\/span><b>mainly found in the tropical and subtropical intertidal regions.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also designated as a <\/span><b>Ramsar site.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora:<\/b> <b>Mangrove <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">species, <\/span><b>casuarinas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and grasses like the indigo bush.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is home to the <\/span><b>largest congregation of the endangered saltwater crocodile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Gahirmatha Beach<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the largest colony of the <\/span><b>Olive Ridley Sea Turtles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also home to numerous animals like <\/span><b>hyenas, wild boar, Chitals, Sambar,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Spotted Deer, Wild Boar, Jungle cat, Wild Pigs, etc., and <\/span><b>migratory birds, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which make it their home during the winter season, lending a vibrant hue to the ecosystem.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also home to eight varieties of <\/span><b>Kingfisher birds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is also a rarity.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/india\/odisha-bhitarkanika-national-park-sees-slender-increase-in-avian-guests-this-winter\/2833169\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bhitarkanika National Park is located in the Kendrapara district of Odisha. 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