Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary

The coastal city of Kakinada in Andhra Pradesh hosts one of India’s largest minor ports. But ironically, about 200 years ago, Kakinada rose from the ruins of another trading harbour. This is the forgotten story of Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, once a bustling seaport, now home to one of India’s largest mangrove forests. Researched and produced in partnership with    / aptdc   Follow our work on social media:   / storytrails     / storytrails     / www-storytrails-in   #Kakinada #Cocanada #Coringa #Cyclone #HopeIsland #CoringaWildlifeSanctuary #Mangroves #Estuaries #IndianEastCoast #BayOFBengalCyclones #BirdWatching #OldLightHouses #DutchEastIndia #BritishEastIndia #Storytrails #AndhraPradeshTourism #AndhraPradesh Image attributions: 1. The Aftermath of 1839 Coringa Cyclone Monsters and Critics, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... 2. 17th century plaque to Dutch East India Company (VOC), Hoorn Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... 3. Ships Trading in the East Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... 4. Uniforms of the East India Service http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pr... https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... 5. An Indian weaver and his wife Arnold Mikkelsen (Nationalmuseet), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... 6. Kakinada port Arunk336, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... 7. De terugkomst in Amsterdam van de tweede expeditie naar Oost-Indië, Hendrik Cornelisz Vroom, 1599, Rijksmuseum SK-A-2858.jpg Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... 8. AMH-5460-NA Uniform for VOC soldiers (cropped) Nationaal Archief, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... 9. https://pixabay.com/videos/sea-ocean-... 10. https://pixabay.com/videos/flames-dra... 11. https://pixabay.com/videos/forest-nat... 12. View of Ships from Kakinada beach Adityamadhav83, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi... 13. Master of Shells The Eurasian Oystercatchers Shiv's fotografia, CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., via Wikimedia Commons https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...