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Border jumpers kill charging crocodile
30 May 2015 at 09:10hrs | Views
Beitbridge Ward One Councillor Max Chikova points at the crocodile which was killed by border jumpers and fishermen at an illegal crossing point along the Limpopo River yesterday. Top Picture: National Parks and Wildlife Management Authority rangers pull out the crocodile from the water
A group of suspected border jumpers teamed up with a fisherman on Friday reportedly trapped and killed a 3-metre crocodile in the Limpopo River.
According to Chronicle the reptile was charging towards them as they tried to cross the river in search of greener pastures over the border.
The incident happened at around 7AM near the spillway which is one of the popular illegal crossing points, some 900 metres east of the Alfred BeitBridge.
The crocodile, which looked lifeless, was later shot by national parks and wildlife Management authority rangers at around midday.
Rangers who attended the scene of incident said it was a female croc.
Source - chronicle
