Wildlife in Orissa

The article on Orissa Wildlife covers major National Park in Orissa.

Wildlife in Orissa - For visitors desirous of visiting tigers in their dens, elephants in the wild, birds in the lake, crocodiles and reptiles in the swamp filled with mangrove forest, giant tortoise rookery in the sand of the confluences, Orissa can be the ultimate destination.


Similipal National Park : Spreading over on area of 2750sq.kms. Similipal National Park with the Tiger Reserve offers spectacular view of nature. Dense forest, rugged hilly terrain, majestically roaming wild animals, elephants, tigers and birds, gorgeous waterfalls and rivers, sky touching mountain peaks, tropical trees and exotic colored multi-shelled orchids can keep any visitor spell bound. The park remains open for the visitors from November 10th to June 15th and permission to visit the reserve should be obtained from the Conservator of forest, National Park, Jashipur or from the Range officer at the entry point there.


Bhitarkanika National Park : Pristine isolated beach at Gahirmatha, tens of thousands of giant turtles, exotic birds, fearsome crocodiles variety of Kingfishers, narrow creeks that meander past deltaic islands, mangrove forest, nature treails inside the dense forest, wildlife and not a soul around, that is what Bhitarkanika is.


Nandankanan National Park : Established in 1979,
Nandankanan has remained the only biological park with more than 67 varieties of mammals including lions and white tigers, 20 species of reptiles and 82 species of birds. There are however quite a few other sanctuaries which preserve the most color wildlife of Orissa. These are Chandaka Elephant reserve, Satakosia gorge, Dangamal crocodile sanctuary, Ushakothi, Balukhanda, Karlapat, Lekhari, Hadgarh and Debrigarh sanctuaries.


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