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Bhitarkanika National Park

Bhitarkanika National Park

We are all aware of how beautiful Bhitarkanika National Park is to visitors. We will learn about this magical location from a different angle in this blog.

Facts Of Bhitarkanika National Park

If you’re looking for adventure as well, Bhitarakanika National Park can be the perfect location for you. Here are a few little-known details about Bhitakanika that would make you adore this place:

Bhitarakanika National Park:- On September 16, 1998, Bhitarakanika received UNESCO recognition and was made a national park.

The name Bhitarkanika, which speaks for the beauty and variety of the ecosystem, is derived from the Sanskrit terms “Bhitara” for inner and “Kanika” for beautiful.

Even though the Bhitarakanika National Park is famous for its saltwater crocodile, it also offers refuge to a variety of other significant animals, including the Indian python, king cobra, Indian black ibis, snake-birds/darters, wild boar/wild swine, rhesus monkey, chital/spotted-deer, monitor lizard, and many others.

The only location in all of India where you may find a white crocodile is Bhitarakanika’s White Crocodile. Records indicate that India is home to some of the largest white crocodiles.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Bhitarkanika was home to the largest saltwater crocodile in 2006, a male measuring 7.1 meters (23 feet 4 inches) long and weighing 2000 kilograms. However, Queensland, Australia, broke this record in 2017.

Every year, eight different varieties of Kingfishers are among the more than 320 bird species from around the world that visit Bhitarkanika. In the winter, more than 1,20,000 migratory birds visit Bhitarkanika, and more than 80,000 birds live there permanently. It’s common to encounter birds such as the Asian Open Bill, Cormorants, and Egret.

The Olive Ridleys Sea Turtle nests in the greatest area in the world in the Gahirmatha Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha, which is located between the Bhitarkanika mangroves and the Bay of Bengal.

The Bhitarkanika mangroves were governed by government policy up until 1952 when the state forest department took over management. Zamindari’s Forest

Legends about Bhitarkanika: Because Bhitarkanika has a distinguished history and culture, it is thought that the King of Kanika used to come here for hunting. His traces are still visible today throughout the forest in the form of hunting towers, drinking holes, and even ancient Hindu temples.

The greatest way to explore Bhitarkanika is on boats or ferries that depart from Damara.

If you’re looking for reasons to travel to Bhitarkanika and for upscale lodging options, go to Jungle Avengers Resort for more information.

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