Kitgum, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Anxiety has gripped residents of the four villages of Manwoko North, Manwoko South, Gang-Lela and Addis-Ababa in Labongo Amida sub county, Kitgum district following an invasion of crocodiles in their community valley dam. The Labongo Amida sub county LCIII chairperson Geoffrey Komakech Alulu confirms the …
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Kalangala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Menacing crocodiles have hampered the search for the last body of the seven victims who drowned in a boat mishap in Kalangala last week because a stricty observed custom among the fishing community prohibits the burial of some victims until all bodies are retrieved. Veronica …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Speaker of Parliament Rebecca Kadaga has directed Tourism Minister Tom Butime to establish a safe corridor around Lake George for communities to collect water away from man-eating crocodiles. Her directive followed concerns by Kitagwenda County MP Abbas Agaba about reports that crocodiles have …
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Aswan, Egypt | AFP | Deep in the Nubia, a region along the Nile in southern Egypt, a baby crocodile sits on Mamdouh Hassan’s shoulder to wow tourists. The reptiles are a source of income for Egypt’s Nubian minority, with visitors paying to marvel at the tamed creatures. But beyond bringing …
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Buvuma, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Fishermen in Busamuzi and Buwooya Sub counties in Buvuma district are living in fear because of three crocodiles roaming the shorelines of Lake Victoria in their area. The fishermen say the crocodiles appear on the shorelines at different intervals during the day. John Magunda, a …
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