New nesting sites for crocodiles in Gahirmatha Wildlife Sanctuary

New nesting sites for crocodiles hasve been found in the Gahirmatha Wildlife Sanctuary. The number this year is 80 compared to last year's 75. These are near the Satabhaya beach. The numbers could be still more because the enumerators could not reach inaccessible regions like creeks and wetlands. The female of the species become violent when they see intruders.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 30 June 2017.

Bhitarkanika is home to 1,682 crocodiles and some of them are albino species. The enumerators were able to confirm sighting 1,671 that live along the water bodies of the sanctuary. Researchers were excited with the discovery of new nesting sites. The crocodile conservation program at Bhitarkanika had begun in 1975. Wildlife workers were ensuring that predators like snakes, jackals and dogs did not devour eggs of crocodiles.


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Bhitarkanika National Park sees increase in nesting sites of estuarine crocodiles

It is good news for Bhitarkanika National Park which is an internationally acclaimed wetland site in Odisha. As many as 68 nesting sites of estuarine crocodiles have been spotted as the annual breeding ritual of these reptiles has reached its peak stage. 66 of these sites were spotted within the core area of Bhitarkanika National Park and two more along Mahanadi deltaic region under Mahakalpada forest range outside the Park territory. Last year 66 nesting sites had been spotted.
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 14 June 2016.

The authorities expect the number of nesting sites to increase as breeding phenomenon is picking pace. The nests were sighted by wildlife enumerators of the forest department and were along the innumerable nullahs, creeks and water-inlets in the Bhitarkanika river system which are ideal habitat for saltwater crocodiles.
The females lay 50 to 60 eggs and the hatchlings usually emerge within 70-80 days of incubation period. The forest officials take care to ensure that the eggs are safe and not devoured by predators like snakes, jackals and dogs. Incidentally, the number of salt water crocodiles in Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary stood at 1644 as per latest census.


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