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JAKARTA (REUTERS) – Indonesian authorities burned the carcasses of nearly 300 crocodiles shot by villagers in retaliation for the death of a man attacked by a reptile of a livestock farm said a government official Tuesday, July 17. After the victim's burial, an angry mob armed with knives, hammers and clubs rushed into the farm and stunned 292 protected reptiles
"Dead crocodiles were burned and buried around the agricultural zone ". Manullang, a conservation official in the province of West Papua, said in a text message
Photos showed that crocodiles had been placed in a large pit in the ground, with wood to light, and put the fire
A 48-year-old victim entered the crocodile farm in Sorong District and was suspected of picking grass to feed the animals when she was attacked.
Manullang stated that the farm was authorized to raise protected floods. diles in 2013 for conservation and also to harvest some of the animals.
The eastern region of Papua has a special dispensation that allows some crocodiles to be exploited for the skin, spawning an industry of retailing items ranging from belts to bags and shoes
Muhammad Nur, owner of the Crocodile Craft Center based in the port of Merauke, said that the conservation agency only authorized the use of medium-sized crocodiles
. "Police have been unable to repel the attack of the farmhouse by angry villagers," said Sorong Police Chief Dewa Made Sidan Sutrahna, adding that crocodiles were babies .
Witnesses will be questioned to determine if the farm has been negligent and if laws have been broken to kill protected crocodiles, he added.
Animal protection group urged officials "Government must be firm in animal rights management," said Ode Kalashnikov of International Animal Rescue in Indonesia
while keeping crocodiles in a Farm was not ideal, releasing them in the wild meant that they could be killed by poachers, he said, pointing to recent reports that an elephant was poisoned and killed. an orangutan was reportedly shot in Indonesia
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