The reptil­e was found near Wagni villag­e, which is famous for having a ‘crocod­ile ditch’KARACHI: The Sindh wildlife department (SWD) rescued a young crocodile near Ghotki in the culmination of an eight-day-long operation on Saturday. The crocodile has been released to the breeding sanctuary at the Sufi Anwar Shah Safari Park in Ghotki. Speaking to The Express Tribune, SWD conservator Javed Ahmed Mahar said that area residents had informed the department’s field officials last week that a crocodile had been seen near Wagni village. “The villagers informed the field officials of the presence of the crocodile immediately [after they spotted it] and they [field officials] initiated the operation,” he explained. According to Mahar, the Indus River system had been inhabited by two kinds of crocodile species, the mugger crocodile and the fish-eating gharial.

Source: The Express Tribune April 12, 2020 03:33 UTC