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World's largest white crocodile park in Odisha reopens after annual census
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Kendrapara (Odisha) [India], January 25 (ANI): After the conclusion of the annual census of estuarine crocodiles, Odisha's Bhitarkanika National Park, which is the world's largest white crocodile park in Kendrapara district, was reopened for tourists on Sunday.
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'Punctuated equilibrium' reason behind crocodiles evolution: Study
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Bristol [UK], January 10 (ANI): New research by the University of Bristol explained how a 'stop-start' pattern of evolution, governed by environmental change, could explain why crocodiles have changed so little since the age of the dinosaurs.
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Elephant population rises to 2,026 in Uttarakhand
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], June 29 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat was informed by forest officials that an elephants' census was carried out between June 6 and June 8 and the number of elephants has risen to 2,026 from 1,839 in 2017, according to Chief Minister'
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Odisha: Nandankanan Zoo gets 3 female Nile crocodiles, 8 yellow anacondas
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Oct 22 (ANI): The Nandankanan Zoo on Tuesday got three female Nile crocodiles and eight yellow anacondas including four females.
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Pakistani popstar lands in legal trouble after threatening PM Modi with sn
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Sept 16 (ANI): A Pakistani pop star Rabi Pirzada, whose video of threatening Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Kashmir issue with snakes and crocodiles went viral, has been fined for keeping exotic animals at her beauty salon.
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Gujarat: 52 crocodiles rescued in Vadodara after floods
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): Forest Department officials along with wildlife activists have rescued 52 crocodiles from Vadodara district which was recently hit by flash floods.
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Rescue and evacuation underway on war footing, says Vadodara Collector
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], Aug 2 (ANI): Vadodara Collector Shalini Agarwal on Thursday said rescue and evacuation operations are underway on war footing in the city after incessant rains.
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Gujarat: Crocodile strayed inside temple, devotees gather claiming it to b
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Mahisagar (Gujarat) [India], June 24 (ANI): In what is seen as a miracle by the people of Palla Village, a crocodile strayed in the premises of Khodiyar Temple during late hours on Sunday.
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Crocodile rescued from Gadhia village near Vadodara
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], June 23 (ANI): A team of the Forest Department on Sunday rescued a crocodile in Gardhia village, some 80- km away from here.
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Dantewada: Nurse sails across crocodile-infested river to treat villagers
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India], Mar. 09 (ANI): In yet another example of 'nari shakti' (woman power) and self-less service, a female employee of Chhattisgarh Health Department sails on a river full of crocodiles every day to provide healthcare service to villagers in Dantewada district.
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Etawah: Crocodiles on the prowl, villagers fear for life
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Etawah (Uttar Pradesh), Oct. 2 (ANI): A crocodile entered the Gangapura village in Etawah and created panic and commotion among the villagers recently. The villagers charged after it with sticks and lamps but the reptile was eventually rescued by the Forest Department officials.
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