The forest department has set up hatcheries at three places in Gahirmatha marine sanctuary in Kendrapada district to protect eggs laid by Olive Ridley sea turtles from predators, poachers, tidal waves and beach erosion.
The pristine Gupteswar forest, the adjacent forest to the Gupteswar Shiva temple in Dhondrakhol reserve forest under Jeypore Forest Division of Koraput district, has been declared as the fourth Biodiversity-Heritage Site (BHS) of Odisha.
The State Government has issued a notification to
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