As per the mammal census-2019 report, as many as 8,105 mammals have been staying within the Bhitarkanika National Park.
This year more mammals were sighted than last year. The forest personnel had sighted 7,728 mammals but this time they spotted 377 more, the DFO of Rajnagar mangrove (wildlife)forest division said.
The mammal census was carried out for three days from November 25 to 27 in five forest ranges such as Kanika Forest(wildlife) Range, Rajnagar Forest (wildlife)Range, Mahakalapada Forest (wildlife)Range, Gahirmatha Forest(Wildlife) Range and Kujanaga Forest(wildlife) Range.