India’s highest altitude mugger population recorded in Odisha’s Similipal
The Hindu
As per International Union for Conservation of Nature, the mugger known as marsh crocodile, is a vulnerable species.
The mugger population recorded in a pond inside Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district is the highest altitude habitat for this species in India, say researchers. A scientific paper published in the Herpetological Bulletin of British Herpetological Society says, “mugger, marsh crocodile, population occurs up to an altitude of 822 metres above sea level (masl) in the STR making it the highest altitude habitat for this species in India.” The STR has a sustainable population of muggers since the reptile’s reintroduction programme in 1981. As per International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the mugger known as marsh crocodile, is a vulnerable species. In India, it is included in Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.More Related News