The forest personnel of Kendrapada range under Cuttack Divisional Forest Office with the help of Kanika range personnel on Monday rescued a 12-feet long mugger crocodile from the luna river near Blabalarampur river ghat.
Cuttack DFO Sudarshan Behera told the mugger crocodile was rescued with the help of nets and the experts of crocodile catchers of the Bhitarkanika National Park.
The male mugger’s length is 12 feet and width is 5.3 feet. Its tail is 6 feet long and head snout is 1.9 feet long.
“The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) sent the mugger in a lorry to the Nandankanan Zoo on Monday morning,” stated Behera.