{"id":60210,"date":"2026-01-20T12:30:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T07:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=60210"},"modified":"2026-01-20T16:38:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:08:10","slug":"saltwater-crocodile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/saltwater-crocodile\/","title":{"rendered":"Saltwater Crocodile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Saltwater Crocodile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the Odisha state forest and environment department pilot drone-based survey, the saltwater crocodiles population has increased in the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Saltwater Crocodile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>largest and heaviest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of all <\/span><b>living reptiles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the world.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Other Names:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Estuarine crocodile, Indo-Pacific crocodile, marine crocodile, sea crocodile, or informally as saltie.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an opportunistic <\/span><b>hypercarnivorous apex predator.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Habitat: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It inhabits <\/span><b>saltwater habitats and brackish wetlands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, rivers and mangroves.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Distribution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is found in <\/span><b>India\u2019s east coast, Southeast Asia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the Sundaic region and <\/span><b>northern Australia and Micronesia.<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In India, these are distributed in <\/span><b>Odisha and West Bengal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the coastal areas of the <\/span><b>Andaman and Nicobar Islands.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Odisha has <\/span><b>India\u2019s largest population of saltwater crocodiles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in its natural habitat.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Features of Saltwater Crocodile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>solitary creatures<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, especially when it comes to adult males.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are <\/span><b>highly territorial<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, with large male saltwater crocodiles often controlling extensive stretches of rivers, estuaries, or coastlines.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Conservation Status: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is categorized\u00a0 as <\/span><b>\u2018Least Concern\u2019<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the <\/span><b>IUCN Red List.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/sci-tech\/energy-and-environment\/odishas-saltwater-crocodile-population-rises-to-1858\/article70526236.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saltwater Crocodile is the largest and heaviest of all living reptiles in the world. 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