[3] Aside from being an environmental reserve, the sanctuary offers night-stay accommodation at Kuldiha entrance, Jadachua, and Rishia in the form of huts, tents, and concrete houses.

[4] A watch tower at Garsimulia allows for wildlife observation, [5] but is typically closed during the peak monsoon season due to heavy rains and flooding.

[1] In early 2012, a major fire was reported to have engulfed both Simlipal and Kuldiha forests, causing significant damage to their flora and fauna.

[6] In the following year, on 2 August 2013 (2013-08-02), the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) declared the sanctuary an ecologically sensitive zone.

[7] The sanctuary is primarily composed of dense forests featuring sishu, sal, piyasal, mango, bahera, jamun, and simul trees.