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Bhitarkanika National Park closed for three months for Crocodile breeding season - Prameya News
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (178+ words) Kendrapara, May 1: Bhitarkanika National Park, Odisha's renowned mangrove ecosystem and crocodile sanctuary, has been closed to tourists from May 1, 2026. The park will remain shut until July 31, 2026, to ensure a disturbance-free environment for the breeding and nesting of estuarine (saltwater) crocodiles....
Bhitarkanika National Park closed for three months for May 1
58+ min ago (243+ words) Kendrapara: Odisha's famous crocodile sanctuary Bhitarkanika National Park will be closed for tourists visit from today that is from May 1, 2026 until July 31, 2026. This means the park will be shut down for visitors for three months. The closure has been announced…...
Book Review: The Case for Hope in Saving the World's Birds
15+ min ago (273+ words) BOOK REVIEW " "The Return of the Oystercatcher: Saving Birds to Save the Planet," by Scott Weidensaul (W. W. Norton & Company, 368 pages). All around the world, "people are mapping avenues to recovery if we choose to follow them, making progress for birds," Weidensaul…...
Why do polar bears approach human infrastructure? Answer is more complex than we thought
3+ hour, 1+ min ago (754+ words) Saskatoon, Polar bears are intensely curious animals. That curiosity often brings them into contact with people and can put both species at risk from one another. As the Arctic climate warms, some polar bears are spending more time on shore,…...
So Many Pelicans
17+ hour, 36+ min ago (82+ words) Adam "The Frozen Photog" Jagunich took a trip to Chambers Grove Park, along the St. Louis River in Duluth's Fond du Lac neighborhood, to capture scenes of migrating pelicans. Recommended Links: Soaring with Pelicans on the St. Louis River Pelicans…...
Sado Wildlife in Focus | An Unexpected Visitor in the Paddy Fields
6+ hour, 11+ min ago (362+ words) JAPAN Forward I had my camera ready as usual when a long-beaked silhouette caught my eye, reflected on the surface of a rice paddy. For a split second, I thought it was an ibis, but something was clearly off. The…...
Burrowing Owl Photo Contest | Give it your best shot
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (174+ words) The non-profit organization committed to protecting the city's wildlife is looking for the best the public has to offer when it comes to pictures of the city's official bird. "Mornings are usually the best time for owl viewing, because they…...
A Spring Bird Walk in Arverne and Edgemere
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (303+ words) On one of the first beautiful weekends after an arduous winter, over a hundred people gathered in Arverne for a spring migration bird walk hosted by NYC Plover Project, RISE, and NYC Bird Alliance. Attendees traveled from all over; some…...
The Cool Girl's Guide To Birdwatching
40+ min ago (570+ words) Lira Valencia is among the women obsessed with birds as a way of finding a connection to nature. Move over, wild swimming " it's all about twitching now, says Olivia Emily When I first visited in 2024, it felt like a pleasant…...
Mining now a dire threat to Boundary Waters
1+ hour ago (169+ words) It's a crying shame that the federally protected Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in northern Minnesota will not be "federally protected" much longer. Despite lulling reassurances, such an operation is bound to cause problems, including possibly irreparable damage to that…...