Gahirmatha marine sanctuary

Kendrapara: After a five-year break, annual headcount exercise of dolphins inhabiting along brackish water bodies of the Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary and Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Odisha will be held on January 19, a forest official…

Kendrapara: Nine persons were taken into custody by forest personnel on Monday for unlawful fishing activities, in a mid-sea interception along the Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Odisha, officials said. The trawler used by them for…

Kendrapara: Lakhs of eggs laid by Olive Ridley sea turtles in Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary this year are suspected to have been destroyed due to surging of waves on the coast. The sea waves from deep water approached the shore upto 400…

Kendrapara: The mass nesting of endangered Olive Ridley sea turtles began at Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary in Odisha's Kendrapara district. As many as 6,000 Olive Ridleys laid eggs on Nasi 2 Island just in one day. According to reports,…