Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary to close for crocodile census & bird counting activities

Published By : Tuhina Sahoo | January 4, 2025 2:01 PM

The Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha will remain closed to tourists from January 6 to 8 to facilitate the crocodile census.

Bhubaneswar, Jan 4: The Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary in Odisha will remain closed to tourists from January 6 to 8 to facilitate the crocodile census.

The census, which will be conducted by 14 teams consisting of 70 personnel from the Forest Department, is scheduled for these dates.

As part of the preparations, the Forest Department will also be suspending boating services on the Mahanadi River on January 17 and 18 for bird counting activities.

To ensure the smooth and uninterrupted execution of the census, the department has made arrangements, including the provision of country boats.

Satkosia Gorge Sanctuary, which spans 795.52 square kilometres across four districts—Angul, Budh, Cuttack, and Nayagarh—is home to a significant population of mugger crocodiles. These crocodiles are found in the sanctuary's water bodies.

Worth mentioning, the mugger crocodiles are listed under Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Since 1982, the species has been classified as ‘vulnerable’ on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species.

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