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A rare albino crocodile named Shweta, residing at the Estuarine Crocodile Breeding Centre within Bhitarkanika National Park in Kendrapara district, lives solitarily as wildlife experts deliberate her future.
Despite being four years of age and measuring over three feet, Shweta has still been kept inside a six-foot-long tank, and she has not been set free into open water as per the standard practice.
As per the practice, crocodiles should be released into natural waters once they surpass three feet in length or reach three years of age. However, environmental experts are apprehensive about Shweta's chance of future motherhood if ...