Massive alligator caught from village in Sukkur after eight days

[Zibago]

Massive alligator caught from village in Sukkur after eight days
Web Desk On Apr 11, 2020
SUKKUR: An alligator was caught from the Nara Canal area of Ghotki on Saturday by Department for Wildlife officials, ARY News reported.

According to details, the alligator had escaped the local Safari Park and ventured into the canal system of Yousuf Laghari village, petrifying local villagers.

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The hunt for the alligator was initiated eight days prior to its capturing, the villagers saw the gargantuan reptile and reported the sighting to local officials of wildlife department.

The alligator measures five feet in length and weighed about 40 kilograms upon capture.

The alligator has been returned to the safari park, it was revealed that the gator is eight years of age and is a male.

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[Pakistani Fighter]

Pakistan doesn't have Alligators
It was a Small Crocodile which had eaten up fish in the canal

 

[Maarkhoor]

The alligator measures five feet in length and weighed about 40 kilograms upon capture.

gargantuan

 

[Zibago]

Pakistan doesn't have Alligators
It was a Small Crocodile which had eaten up fish in the canal

It escaped a safari park so maybe its not a native species

 

[Bilal9]

It escaped a safari park so maybe its not a native species

The only crocodile type animal that was found in the banks of the Indus hundreds of years ago was the Gharial or Gavial. They died out as a species in Pakistan long ago. Still found in rivers in Bangladesh and North India...

 

[Pakistani Fighter]

The only crocodile type animal that was found in the banks of the Indus hundreds of years ago was the Gharial or Gavial. They died out as a species in Pakistan long ago. Still found in rivers in Bangladesh and North India...

No. I think Crocodile are found too

No recent survey data is available on Mugger Crocodiles (Crocodylus palustris) in Pakistan, but this was considered endangered or very rare in the early 1980s (Groombridge 1982). In Pakistan, the mugger is reported to be extinct in the Punjab province due to alteration of habitat(Chaudhury 1993). Small populations are reported in Sind along the Nara Canal, in Khairpur Sanghar and Nawab districts and Haleji lake. These are said to be vulnerable and diminishing. The most recent survey was conducted by the zoological survey of Pakistan during 1997. Five hundred specimens were recorded at Makhi and Baqar Dhand of the Chotiiari reservoir. Plans for winter survey during 1999- 2000 season are under way. One thousand specimens were recorded in 1999 in Sanghar district by the Sind wildlife department. The species is now considered safe in Sind. Crocodile recovery has been in association with a conservation project in the Deh Akro no. 2 Taluka Nawabshah reservior, downstream from the Sukkur Barrage near Rohri. The project began in 1983, and current estimates place the crocodile population at about 2000 (Ahmad 1990).

The mugger remains widely distributed in Baluchistan with confirmed locations on the Nari, Hab, Titiani, Hingol and Dasht rivers and Nahang and Kach Kuar. In all cases the populations are of unknown but small size. In Balochistan, the widespread killing of crocodiles has threatened the majority of the local populations. Many crocodiles were reported killed in the River Hingol during a period of low water in 1986-1987 (Khan 1989). Approximately 50 individuals are held in captivity in seven facilities and three pairs are breeding. A program is ongoing to obtain muggers from the captive bred stock in India for release into protected habitats. Principal threats include killing for sale of the hide, killing by fishermen as well killing for the collection of specimens for laboratories and museums (Khan 1988) (information from IUCN 's Crocodile Specialist Group and Pakistan Convention on Biodiversity)

 

[Bilal9]

No. I think Crocodile are found too

No recent survey data is available on Mugger Crocodiles (Crocodylus palustris) in Pakistan, but this was considered endangered or very rare in the early 1980s (Groombridge 1982). In Pakistan, the mugger is reported to be extinct in the Punjab province due to alteration of habitat(Chaudhury 1993). Small populations are reported in Sind along the Nara Canal, in Khairpur Sanghar and Nawab districts and Haleji lake. These are said to be vulnerable and diminishing. The most recent survey was conducted by the zoological survey of Pakistan during 1997. Five hundred specimens were recorded at Makhi and Baqar Dhand of the Chotiiari reservoir. Plans for winter survey during 1999- 2000 season are under way. One thousand specimens were recorded in 1999 in Sanghar district by the Sind wildlife department. The species is now considered safe in Sind. Crocodile recovery has been in association with a conservation project in the Deh Akro no. 2 Taluka Nawabshah reservior, downstream from the Sukkur Barrage near Rohri. The project began in 1983, and current estimates place the crocodile population at about 2000 (Ahmad 1990).

The mugger remains widely distributed in Baluchistan with confirmed locations on the Nari, Hab, Titiani, Hingol and Dasht rivers and Nahang and Kach Kuar. In all cases the populations are of unknown but small size. In Balochistan, the widespread killing of crocodiles has threatened the majority of the local populations. Many crocodiles were reported killed in the River Hingol during a period of low water in 1986-1987 (Khan 1989). Approximately 50 individuals are held in captivity in seven facilities and three pairs are breeding. A program is ongoing to obtain muggers from the captive bred stock in India for release into protected habitats. Principal threats include killing for sale of the hide, killing by fishermen as well killing for the collection of specimens for laboratories and museums (Khan 1988) (information from IUCN 's Crocodile Specialist Group and Pakistan Convention on Biodiversity)

Masha'Allah this is great news and trend.

Endangered species should be saved and revived.

Pakistan has a great and unique collection of fauna and flora...

 

[Zibago]

The only crocodile type animal that was found in the banks of the Indus hundreds of years ago was the Gharial or Gavial. They died out as a species in Pakistan long ago. Still found in rivers in Bangladesh and North India...

 

[I S I]

The alligator measures five feet in length and weighed about 40 kilograms.

Like most of the Iqra University girls.

 

[Zibago]

Like most of the Iqra University girls.

double road or hotel one?

 

[hunter_hunted]

40 KG Gargantuan really? I'm 70 KG so what is makes me a neutron star

 

[Aspen]

Like most of the Iqra University girls.

I laughed too hard reading that

 

[I S I]

double road or hotel one?

YES