Crocs released in canal
EU ambassador to Bangladesh William Hanna on Wednesday afternoon released a pair of saltwater crocodiles, also known as estuarine or Indo-Pacific crocodile, at a canal near Harbaria camp of Sundarbans. With this, 68 saltwater crocodiles have been set free in different canals of Sundarbans, from Karamjal breeding centre in four phases. Divisional Forest Officer Mihir Kumar Do of Sundarbans East Zone said under 'Sundarbans Environment and Livelihoods Security (Seals)' project, financed by European Union, the EU ambassador released the two five-year old crocodiles. Sundarbans Khulna zone forest conservator and Seals project director M Akbar Hossain, divisional forest officer of Sundarbans west wing Zahir Uddin Ahmed, acting director of Karamjal breeding centre Abdur Rab and a delegation of EU were present at the event.
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