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Six-foot crocodile rescued from village pond in Odisha's Kendrapara
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News18•12-10-2026, 18:45
Six-foot crocodile rescued from village pond in Odisha's Kendrapara
- •Forest department officials rescued a six-foot-long female saltwater crocodile from a village pond in Odisha's Kendrapara district.
- •The reptile was spotted by panicked villagers at Pentha under the Rajnagar forest range.
- •Forest personnel struggled for nearly two hours to successfully net the uninjured crocodile.
- •The rescued reptile was safely released into the Bausagada river inside Bhitarkanika National Park.
- •Officials believe the crocodile strayed into the pond from a nearby river during high tide.
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Forest department officials rescued a six-foot-long female saltwater crocodile from a village pond at Pentha under the Rajnagar forest range in Odisha's Kendrapara district.
Following a two-hour operation by six forest personnel, the unharmed reptile was released into the Bausagada river inside the Bhitarkanika National Park.
Rajnagar Forest Range Officer Santanu Dalei explained that the crocodile likely crossed the nearby riverbank and entered the pond during high tide.
