Forest officials rescue endangered crocodile from paddy field in southeast India
- 4 years ago
Forest officials rescued an endangered mugger crocodile from a paddy field in Odisha's Ganjam district on Saturday (September 12).
The reptile was rescued at Talasingi village in the Digapahandi forest ranges and released back into the Ghodahada reservoir, one of the major habitats for mugger crocodiles said divisional forest officer (DFO) Berhampur Amlan Nayak.
According to local media, farmers working in the area spotted the reptile and informed forest officials, who immediately rushed to the scene and rescued the almost six-foot-long adult mugger crocodile.
DFO, Nayak, confirmed there were no injuries and that the reptile was released in safe conditions, after straying from Ghodahada when the dam water was released through the canal.
In November last year, fishermen also detected at least two muggers from different ponds at Gada Samantarapur and Mamudiha, near Digapahandi, local sources said.
The reptile was rescued at Talasingi village in the Digapahandi forest ranges and released back into the Ghodahada reservoir, one of the major habitats for mugger crocodiles said divisional forest officer (DFO) Berhampur Amlan Nayak.
According to local media, farmers working in the area spotted the reptile and informed forest officials, who immediately rushed to the scene and rescued the almost six-foot-long adult mugger crocodile.
DFO, Nayak, confirmed there were no injuries and that the reptile was released in safe conditions, after straying from Ghodahada when the dam water was released through the canal.
In November last year, fishermen also detected at least two muggers from different ponds at Gada Samantarapur and Mamudiha, near Digapahandi, local sources said.