Bhitarkanika is a unique habitat of Mangrove Forests crisscrossed with numerous creeks and mudflats located in the Kendrapara district of Orissa. One of the largest Mangrove Ecosystems in India, Bhitarkanika is home to diverse flora and fauna. Bhitarkanika located between 86’-45” To 87’17” East longitude and 20’-17” to 20’-47” North latitude in the estuary of Brahmani, Baitarani, Dhamra & Mahanadi
river systems, has unique attraction and a boast of nature’s most picturesque sites. Bhitarkanika National Park is a prime habitat of leopard cat, fishing cat, jungle cat, hyena, wild boar, spotted deer, sambar, porcupine, dolphin, saltwater crocodile including partially white crocodile, python, king cobra, water monitor lizards, terrapin, marine turtle, kingfisher, woodpecker, hornbill, bar-headed geese, brahminy duck, pintail, white-bellied sea eagle, tern, seagull, waders and a large variety of resident and migratory birds.