KANPUR: A 6.5 ft long crocodile was rescued by the forest department from an agricultural field in Jagatpur village of Auraiyya district by the forest department and volunteers of environmental awareness organisation on Saturday.
According to forest officials, the villagers saw a crocodile, which had strayed from a canal into the agricultural fields in the area.
he volunteers of Society for Conservation of Nature rushed to the spot after being informed by Forest department of Auraiyya.
A mob of around 1,000 villagers had surrounded the field. The reptile was soon caught by the activists and forest department, under the supervision of forest ranger of Bidhoona Awadh Bihari Tewari and Rajiv Chauhan of Society for Conservation of Nature.
It took more than two hours to rescue the animal. Panic prevailed and the villagers ran out from their fields after news of crocodile straying into the area spread. It is a female and in a healthy condition and has attained nearly 6 to 7 years of age. Later, the animal was released into Chambal river in Etawah.
District forest officer Manik Chandra Yadav said they believed that animal might have strayed out from a canal and reached the agricultural field.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-14/kanpur/40569238_1_forest-department-forest-ranger-forest-officials
According to forest officials, the villagers saw a crocodile, which had strayed from a canal into the agricultural fields in the area.
he volunteers of Society for Conservation of Nature rushed to the spot after being informed by Forest department of Auraiyya.
A mob of around 1,000 villagers had surrounded the field. The reptile was soon caught by the activists and forest department, under the supervision of forest ranger of Bidhoona Awadh Bihari Tewari and Rajiv Chauhan of Society for Conservation of Nature.
It took more than two hours to rescue the animal. Panic prevailed and the villagers ran out from their fields after news of crocodile straying into the area spread. It is a female and in a healthy condition and has attained nearly 6 to 7 years of age. Later, the animal was released into Chambal river in Etawah.
District forest officer Manik Chandra Yadav said they believed that animal might have strayed out from a canal and reached the agricultural field.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-14/kanpur/40569238_1_forest-department-forest-ranger-forest-officials
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