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News:Researchers conducting a study in Odisha’s Chilika Lake have found the presence of fishing cats and Smooth-coated otters. Eurasian otters have also been spotted for the first time.
Facts:
Fishing cat:
- Geographic Range: South and Southeast Asia
- IUCN Status: Vulnerable
Smooth-coated Otter:
- Geographic range: Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia
- IUCN Status: Vulnerable
Eurasian Otter:
- Geographic Range: Eurasia
- IUCN Status: Near Threatened
Additional Information:
Chilka Lake:
- It is spread over the Puri, Khurda and Ganjam districts of Odisha, at the mouth of the Daya River, flowing into the Bay of Bengal.
- It is Asia’s largest brackish water lake.
- In 1981, Chilika Lake was designated the first Indian wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.
