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Context:

Week-long tiger census in Odhisa will begin on 16th February 2018

About the Census:

The week-long census that coincides with the national tiger census will be carried out in all forest divisions.
Both direct and indirect methods will be used to ascertain the status of tigers in the State.
Unlike earlier, the Odhisa Government has brought the entire Similipal Tiger Reserve, which houses the State’s largest tiger population, under the scope of the census.
After completion of the week-long census operation, the data will be shared with the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest.

Additional Information:

On January 19, a dolphin census was conducted across six coastal divisions of Odhisa
The number of endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in the Chilika Lake was 114.
The dolphin population in the State rose to 469 from 450 in 2015.
A total of 307 dolphins were sighted in the Bhitarakanika National Park.
Of these, 108 were Indo-Pacific dolphins and 62 were Indian humpbacks.