Intending to make the best use of large forest stretches available on the edge of Bhubaneswar, the Odisha government has mooted setting up the State’s first night safari. Though the night safari plan is at a very nascent stage, the…
Nandankanan zoo will remember the name Baahubali for quite some time : A tiger cub has been named the same
As the recent movie Baahubali 2 : The conclusion keeps setting new records globally, the state-run Nandankan zoo here was not spared from the movie’s soaring craze. The zoo authorities on Wednesday named a 13-month tiger cub as Baahubali at…
In 2017 number of nesting of 3,85,000 Olive Ridleys across Odisha coast is highest in 16 years
A month and a half after the annual arribada, when olive ridleys swim en mass to the shore to lay eggs, thousands of hatchlings have begun emerging from their nests at Rushikulya and Gahiramatha beaches in Odisha, the world’s largest…
More than 200,000 baby Olive Ridley Turtles have emerged along Odisha’s coast
Emergence of baby Olive Ridley marine turtles along Gahirmatha beach on Odisha’s coast has provided relief to conservationists. Nearly two lakh hatchlings have emerged out of pits since past 24 hours. The phenomenon of birth of babies sans mothers marks…
A beautiful video on his experience of Olive Ridley Turtles of Odisha – Arribada at Rushikulya
Thousands of Olive Ridley Turtles gather on the beaches of Rushikulya for mass nesting once every year (generally around Feb-Mar). This video is about the mass nesting and how I reached there. There will be another video for rest of…
Awesome to see a group formed out of Odia Twitter People arranged Donation for Peacock man of Cuttack
The following article by Satarupa Mohapatra inspired a group of Odia twitter people join hands to arrange money and go to give personally to him. A small start but definitely can show directions to others on how to help…
Odisha hopeful of getting World Heritage Tag for Bhitarkanika National Park very soon
Odisha government is hopeful of getting the Bhitarkanika National Park, the country’s second largest mangrove forest after the Sundarbans in neighbouring West Bengal, included in the list of Unesco World Heritage Sites. “A meeting of the International Union for Conservation…
Nice to see Rare Irrawaddy dolphins find a second home in Bhitarkanika Odisha after Chilika
According to a report in NewIndianExpress, endangered Irrawaddy dolphins have found a second home in Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha. While the total dolphin count across seven coastal divisions has shown a decline, the number of Irrawaddy dolphins in Chilika Wildlife and Rajnagar…
181 Irrawaddy dolphins counted in Odisha census
Chilika Lake has recorded marginal drop in the population of the species from 144 in 2015 to 134 this year As many as 181 endangered Irrawaddy dolphins have been sighted in Odisha, according to a census carried out by the…
Amazing to see 79 year old Home Guard trying to feed almost 60 peacocks daily
Satarupa Mohapatra writes : This 79 year old mausa( retired home guard ) has been feeding peacocks in the hills around Athagarh in Odisha. He says there are around 60 peacocks living in that area who come to feed daily…