The nearly four-year-old Mugger crocodile was caught using a trap cage and later released into the Chambal. The crocodile was sighted in the Amar Singh ka Pura village in Pinahat area, a few kms away from the Chambal River. “"The crocodile eventually emerged on Friday and was lured into the trap cage’’ said Wildlife SOS. The officer said he could not yet explain how the crocodile reached the village pond as the Chambal River, its natural habitat, was more than 3 kms away. Kartick Satyanarayan, CEO of Wildlife SOS said, “Crocodiles are met with fear and hostility leading to incidents of human conflict with this species."

Source: The Hindu May 25, 2018 16:30 UTC