Berhampur: Around 60 people, predominantly NRIs, participated in a guided bird-watching tour at Chilika lake on Tuesday. The event is a part of the week-long National Chilika Bird Festival that ...

BHUBANESWAR : In a major crackdown, wildlife officials arrested a 28-year-old man for allegedly poaching over two dozen migratory and resident birds near Chilika lake ... keep an eye on the ...

Chilika Lake is known for its endangered Irrawady Dolphins as well as millions of migratory birds that flock the brackish ...

According to officials, the migratory birds arrive usually at the end of October. Chilika Lake is the largest brackish Water Lagoon with estuarine character that sprawls along the east coast.

Berhampur: Chilika Lake, the biggest brackish water lagoon in the country, will remain closed for visitors for four days — on Jan 18, 20, 21 and 22 — for the annual bird and dolphin census.

Researchers will soon be able to track the travel trajectory of migratory birds who travel thousands of miles from Eurasia and other parts of the world to reach Odisha’s Chilika Lake during winter.

Chilika Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage candidate and designated Ramsar site, is not just a lake but a dynamic ecosystem that attracts hundreds of thousands of migratory birds every winter.

BHUBANESWAR: Over 11 lakh birds ... lake has increased. The bird count dropped by around 10,000 compared to last year when the head count was around 11.37 lakh, said a senior official from the ...

Wildlife officials said that a large number of birds arrived at the state’s water bodies, including Chilika, the largest brackish water lagoon, the Hirakud Reservoir in Sambalpur, the Ansupa Lake in ...