Chilika Water Bird Status Survey – 2022
January 8 , 2022
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- The Odisha Wildlife Organization recently conducted a bird census in Chilika Lake.
- The organization was joined by Chilika Development Authority and Bombay Natural History Society.
- Chilika is the largest brackish water lake.
- The three major bird species in the lake such as Northern pintail, Eurasian wigeon, and gadwall accounted for a count of one lakh.
- In the 2022 count, the greater flamingo count reached the highest in the decade.
- This is mainly due to the restoration of mudflats in Nalabana.
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