Bhubaneswar, Sept. 9 -- The Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha's Kendrapara district has reestablished itself as a congenial habitat of resident water birds maintaining a stable nesting population of nesting winged species, a senior official said today.
The official statistics of the annual colonial bird census released today pegged their population at 1,30,796 belonging to ten species. With this, the population of monsoon birds has increased marginally this year in comparison to 1,30,123 birds sighted in 2024.
"The consistent presence of diverse water bird species underlines the ecological importance of Bhitarkanika Mangroves as one of the largest heronries in Asia.
The annual nesting congregation not only enhances the ecological rich...