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Big croc caught and dumped into lake
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A huge crocodile detected in the sea off Iranawila in Chilaw has been caught and handed over to Wild Life officers who later released it into the Periya Naga Willuwa lake in the Wilpattu forest reserve last Saturday (April 23).
The crocodile had been caught by some youths with great difficulty. The capture was conducted under the direction of H.A. Chandrasiri, Asst. Ranger at the Wild Life Office in Nawagattegama. The creature was loaded onto a lorry and then transported to the lake.
According to W. M. S.K. Chandraratne Asst. Director at the Wild Life Office in Puttalam , it was nearly 15 feet in length and said to be only second in length and weight found by wild life officers so far.
Pix by Hiran Priyankara Jayasinghe