Three out of 18 missing baby crocodiles were found floating alive early yesterday morning in a canal adjacent to Karamjal Crocodile Breeding Centre (KCBC) in Dakop upazila of Khulna district.
Efforts are being made to net the three crocodiles though it is a very difficult job, said Mihir Kumar, divisional forest officer in-charge of the east wing of Sundarbans Forest Division (SFD).
The crocodiles went missing on Sunday from the artificial breeding centre at Karamjal. Missing of those from one of the eight cages at the centre was detected on Monday, and a search was launched.
The breeding centre was set up in 2000 in an effort to save the Sundarbans' declining crocodile population.
Deputy Ranger Abdur Rob, who is in-charge of the centre, filed a general diary with Dakop Police Station.
Search for the 15 other baby crocodiles will continue, said Mihir Kumar. He smelt a conspiracy behind releasing them into the canal.
Assistant Conservator of Forests Golam Quddus Bhuiyan, who has been asked to probe the matter, is likely to submit his report on November 30.
Contacted, Quddus said neglect of duty by all the seven staff members at the centre is responsible for missing or theft of the crocodiles.
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