A 2-km-long birding trail was opened for visitors at Odisha’s Debrigarh wildlife sanctuary Saturday as part of Wildlife Week 2025, a forest officer said.

The dedicated birding trek for nature enthusiasts, children and youth passes through small nallas and streams, grasslands and dense forest patches of Debrigarh, Hirakud wildlife division DFO Anshu Pragyan Das said.

“The trek gives visitors the opportunity to see ground-nesting and tree-nesting birds. A small part of the trail is along the Hirakud wetland, where various wading birds can be spotted,” she said.

Debrigarh sanctuary is home to more than 340 species of birds around the year and more than 110 species of birds are seen in Hirakud Wetland every winter.

To enhance bird-watching experience, sanctuary officials have installed 42

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