Third croc fatality in a month raises concern in Odisha's Bhitarkanika national park

Bhubaneswar, Oct24 (UNI) The carcass of a seven-foot-long female saltwater crocodile was found in the Brahmani river near Bengamari village under the Dangamal forest range of Bhitarkanika National Park on Saturday, marking the third crocodile death in the area within a month. Locals spotted the carcass in the morning and alerted forest officials, who retrieved it and sent it to the Rajnagar veterinary facility for autopsy. "We will ascertain the cause of death after receiving the autopsy report," said Dangamal Forest Range Officer Chitrasen Jena. The latest death follows the recovery of a 3-foot-7-inch female crocodile near Badakota village in…