Bihar: Crocodile beaten to death after it kills 14-yr-old in Vaishali, probe on
A video that went viral on social media purportedly showed the huge reptile being pulled out of the water by a group of men
A video that went viral on social media purportedly showed the huge reptile being pulled out of the water by a group of men
Following the incident, a huge group of villagers rushed to his aid and transported him to a nearby basic health clinic.
The juvenile reptile had strayed into Luna River from Bhitarkanika river system and an inland fisherman found the animal stuck in his fishing net near Orataghat village in Mahakalapada police station area.
The salt-water crocodile population in Bhitarkanika has increased manifold from 96 in 1975 to 1768 so far.
The salt-water crocodile population in Bhitarkanika has increased manifold from 96 in 1975 to 1768 so far.
The population of Gharials is alarmingly dwindling in Odisha despite the conservation initiatives launched over the years in their habitats.
Bhitarkanika is said to house 70% of India’s estuarine crocodile or saltwater crocodiles, conservation of which was started way back in 1975.
The animal is accorded ‘protected’ status under wildlife legal provisions.
People returning to their flood-battered homes in Kerala from relief camps were are being greeted by snakes and other reptiles and insects.
Park rangers in Australia's Northern Territory (NT) have caught one of the region's biggest crocodiles after a decade-long hunt.