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The crocodile was surviving on the fishes and crabs cultivated in the waterbody
NAVI MUMBAI: The adult crocodile which was recently spotted in the marshy area behind NMMC head-office building in Belapur was successfully trapped and rescued by the forest officials on Tuesday morning.
The Thane range forest officer (RFO) Narendra Muthe, said, We had recently got reports about the presence of a large crocodile in the Belapur area. With the help of NGO WWA, a cage trap was laid in order to catch the crocodile. It will now be released in another safe location.
Aditya Patil of Wildlife Welfare Association (WWA) said, The rescued crocodile is 6.43 feet long and weighs 35kg.
Thane, February 23
A crocodile was rescued from a sewer in Belapur area of Navi Mumbai on Tuesday, an official from the forest department said.
The reptile, measuring 6.43 ft and weighing 35.4 kg,
Updated Feb 21, 2021 | 08:47 IST
A rescue operation is underway in Navi Mumbai to rehabilitate a crocodile spotted behind Navi Mumbai civic body headquarters. Aditya Patil, president of the WWA said that in the past, the crocodile was spotted at Juinagar creek (Representative Image). | Photo Credit: iStock Images
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Efforts are underway to rescue the crocodile
Navi Mumbai: A crocodile was spotted behind the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation headquarters in Belapur on February 17. For the last two days, a rescue operation has been underway to rehabilitate the reptile at the earliest. On February 17, a video of the crocodile went viral.