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Saltwater crocodiles in Bhitarakanika
January 18 , 2024
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- The population of saltwater or estuarine crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) in and around Odisha’s Bhitarakanika National Park has marginally increased in 2024.
- There are 1,811 crocodiles in the park located in Kendrapara district.
- Last year, the crocodiles are numbered at 1,793.
- Bhitarakanika is the second-largest mangrove forest in India after the Sundarbans in West Bengal.
- Both areas are among the three strongholds of saltwater crocodiles — the largest reptiles in the world in India.
- The third is being the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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