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The wildlife of any tourist
destination has a predominant role to play in the development of the
destination.
The wildlife of Orissa is of the same
nature. There are many tourists who come for the reason of spending
some of their time with the natural wildlife that the state has to
offer.
The Orissa wildlife is largely intact.
There are some conservation projects that are held all over India in
order to preserve the wildlife of the nation for the future
generations.
The state has many wildlife
sanctuaries that are visited by the tourists who visit the state for
the motive of enjoying the wildlife.
The Similipal Tiger Reserve is one of
the most frequently visited sanctuaries in Orissa.
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There are several tourists who come to this
sanctuary. This sanctuary has unlimited natural beauty such as extended
grasslands, meadows, enormously high peaks, clear waterfalls, roaring
tigers, meandering rivers, fleeing deer and many more.
This Orissa wildlife sanctuary is spread
over an area of 2750 kilometers. There are more than 95 tigers living
in this sanctuary. Apart from tigers, even leopards, crocodiles,
elephants, reptiles reside in this wildlife sanctuary in Orissa along
with over 231 bird species. This sanctuary is visited by several
tourists every single year.
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The wildlife sanctuary in Orissa is
given importance in the aim of preserving the wildlife for the future
generations.
The Nandankanan zoo is at a short
distance and the rippling waters of the Kanjia Lake is attractive.
The white tiger population is famous
in this zoo. A botanical garden is also a part of this sanctuary.
The visitors get a great opportunity
to see such regal animals in their natural habitat.
The Orissa wildlife sanctuary has more
than 67 mammals, 81 species of birds and 18 varieties of reptiles.
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This zoo has an excellent reputation for
breeding gharial crocodiles, black panthers and white tigers.The Orissa
wildlife sanctuary has the endangered species such as the Indian
crocodiles, Asiatic lion, Nilgiri langur, mouse, Indian Pangolin,
Shanghai lion tailed macaque, deer and numerous birds, fish and
reptiles at Nanadankannan. The other attractions are fresh water
fishes.
The reptile park entrance is guarded by
dinosaur, lizard turtles and snakes. The wildlife sanctuary in Orissa
has boating and toy train facilities. Bhitarkanika sanctuary is a
sanctuary to protect the estuarine crocodiles. Moreover, it is a
natural habitat for crocodiles, wild pigs, rhesus monkey, pythons, king
cobra, sambars, etc. The white crocodile is the pride possession and
also the pride of Orissa wildlife.
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