Gharial Research and Conservation Unit, Tikarpada.
Satkosia is sold as a tiger reserve but the real reason it exists as Ramsar-listed (2021) wetland is gharials — and the breeding unit at Tikarpada from 1975 is the only gharial recovery centre that has put captive-bred individuals back into eastern Indian riversWHY NOBODY KNOWS
The fish-eating gharial — critically endangered, once down to 200 wild animals nationally — is bred at Tikarpada and released into the 22 km Mahanadi gorge. The interpretation centre runs visitor explainers on captive breeding cycles — see https://www.satkosia.org/
