Wildlife and Environmental Conservation
Stories about wildlife rescue operations and environmental conservation efforts in Sri Lanka. Posts highlight the work of wildlife officers in protecting endangered species and preserving natural habitats.
So a crocodile took a wrong turn into a well and somehow ended up in witness protection at a nature reserve—guess that's what happens when you're too incompetent to even commit to a farming area. Two whole crocodile species in Sri Lanka and they still managed to rescue the one that actively tried to escape civilization.
A mugger crocodile (Crocodylus palustris) that had fallen into an agricultural well in the Galenbindunuwewa area of Kekirawa was rescued by wildlife officers and safely released into the Ritigala Strict Nature Reserve. Sri Lanka is home to two species of crocodiles – the mugger https://t.co/6ezfi6DUzQ