Archive · 17 Jun 2025
Odisha Celebrates 50 Years of Crocodile Conservation Efforts
Imagine Odisha as a special place for crocodiles!
For 50 years, they've been working hard to protect these amazing animals.
They want everyone to join in and help!
Odisha has all three kinds of crocodiles.
They started a project in 1975 to save them because there were very few left.
Now, thanks to this project, the number of crocodiles has grown a lot!
It's like giving the crocodiles a helping hand so they can keep living in their homes, which are rivers and lakes.
The state wants to keep the wetlands balanced.
Odisha celebrated the 50th anniversary of its Crocodile Conservation Project.
The state's Forest Minister appealed for crocodile conservation to become a mass movement.
Odisha is home to all three crocodile species: saltwater, Mugger, and Gharial.
The Crocodile Conservation Project began in 1975 with support from the Indian government and the UN.
Successful conservation efforts have increased crocodile populations significantly since the project's start.
- Who
- Odisha's Forest Minister and the Additional Chief Secretary, along with others involved in the Crocodile Conservation Project.
- What
- Celebration of the 50th anniversary of Odisha's Crocodile Conservation Project and a call to make conservation a mass movement.
- When
- Celebrated on Tuesday.
- Where
- Odisha.
- Why
- To raise awareness and encourage continued efforts to protect crocodiles and their habitats.
- Event
- 50th Anniversary of Crocodile Conservation Project
- Location
- Odisha, India
- Crocodile Species
- Saltwater, Mugger, Gharial
- Project Start Year
- 1975
- Initial Saltwater Crocodile Count
- 96
- Current Saltwater Crocodile Count
- 1,880
- Gharial Crocodile Count at Satkosia Gorge
- 16
- Mugger Crocodile Count
- 200+