An observation of the White-bellied Sea Eagle Haliaeetus leucogaster preying on Saltwater Crocodile hatchlings Crocodylus porosus in Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, India

Authors

  • Nimain Charan Palei Office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) & Chief Wildlife Warden, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751007, India.
  • Bhakta Padarbinda Rath Office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) & Chief Wildlife Warden, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751007, India.
  • Bimal Prasanna Acharya Office of the Divisional Forest Officer, Mangrove Forest Division (Wildlife) Rajnagar, Kendrapara, Odisha 754225, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.4916.11.13.14767-14769

Keywords:

White-bellied Sea Eagle, Salt Water Crocodile, Predation, Bhiratakanika National Park, Eastern India

Abstract

During our regular monitoring of Salt Water Crocodile in Bhitarakanika National Park in Odisha, eastern India, we for the first time photographed the predation of a hatchling Salt Water Crocodile by a White-bellied Sea Eagle. This information is very crucial as it aid in understanding the natural history of the species.

Author Biography

Nimain Charan Palei, Office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) & Chief Wildlife Warden, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751007, India.

RESEARCH SCHOLAR http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1825-0097

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26-10-2019

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Vol. 11 No. 13 (2019)

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