Tikarpada Crocodile Conservation Centre

Tikarpada Crocodile Conservation Centre is a gharial and mugger crocodile breeding and conservation facility located at Tikarpada village in Angul district, Odisha, within the Satkosia Tiger Reserve and Satkosia Gorge Sanctuary on the banks of the Mahanadi River. Established for conservation of the critically endangered gharial, it houses captive breeding pools, rearing enclosures and an interpretation centre, and is notable for its role in gharial rehabilitation and as a visitor education centre inside the gorge landscape.

Visitors can expect a small conservation complex with fenced breeding pools and rearing enclosures housing gharials and mugger crocodiles at different growth stages, an interpretation centre with information on crocodile biology and conservation, and views of the surrounding Satkosia Gorge and Mahanadi River forest landscape. The centre is accessed through the Satkosia Tiger Reserve and is typically visited along with the Tikarpada Nature Camp and river-side viewpoints.