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Bhitar Kanika Tigers Park
General information
Total Area
30 kms
Best time to visit
October & March
Accommodation
Hotels & Restaurants
Nearest Town
Ledo (56 km)
How to get there
Train to Cuttack and Bhadrakh ; Air port Bhubaneswar
Species found
Avicinia, Exocaeria, Rhizophora, Soneratia, Heriteria and Phoenix
The area is intersected by a network of tidal creeks and rivulets, with varieties of wildlife, particularly crocodiles in water, herds of deer on the bank and migratory birds in the sky, making the place a nature's wonderland. Covering an area of 170-sq-kms, Bhitarkanika has been declared as a wildlife sanctuary since 1975.
Reptiles are the dominant species here. The area is equally rich in mamals, birds, amphibians and fishes besides insects and other micro fauna. This has the largest concentration of estuarine crocodiles with as large as 22feet. The Gahirmatha beach in this sanctuary is also the largest rookery of "Olive Ridley" turtles in the world.
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