A group of villagers killed nearly 300 crocodiles in a nursery in West Papua province in retaliation for the death of a local man, local authority reports said Monday
. 292 crocodiles Saturday after the funeral of the 48-year-old man who killed the crocodile after entering the area around the breeding lake, said Basar Manullang, director of the local conservation agency and natural resources.
Man entered the shrine in the Klamalu district of Sornog district to cut grass for his cattle
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. The agency said in a statement that the villagers were carrying machetes, hammers, shovels and other weapons. Honed They killed two large crocodiles up to 4 meters (13 feet) and several calves that measured between 50 and 150 centimeters (20 and 60 inches).
Hundreds of crocodiles from a hatchery were killed by residents West Papua, Indonesia (Reuters)
Hundreds of crocodiles from a hatchery were killed by residents of West Papua, Indonesia (Reuters)
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About five witnesses were interviewed, but the suspects were not identified, indicated the police. 19659002] Police motivate a conversation between the victim's family and Mitra Lestari Abadi, the company that operates the shrine
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Reptiles measured between 10 centimeters and two meters long, and the attackers took the bodies of two of the smaller ones. The hatchery is a refuge for crocodiles, a protected species in Indonesia, according to Manullang.
Indonesia is one of the world's most biodiverse countries and has hundreds of species threatened by industrial and agricultural development. the orangutan or rhinoceros of Sumatra and Java.
