Odisha’s saltwater crocodile population rises to 1,858
A crocodile is seen on the banks of Brahmani river inside the Bhitarkanika national park in Odisha. File. | Photo Credit: Biswaranajan Rout Odisha’s estuarine crocodile population has increased by 32, reaching 1,858, after State Forest and Environment Department introduced a pilot drone-based survey this year. The annual estimation of saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) was…