Mozambique finds 13 000 crocodile eggs

CHEMBA – Authorities of Chemba district in the central province of Sofala in Mozambique have since January this year collected more than 13 000 crocodile eggs, as a way of combating human-animal conflict.

The weekly O Pais reported on its website yesterday that au­thorities had resolved to collect the eggs after cases of attacks from crocodiles had increased over the years. During the same campaign, 17 crocodiles, two hippopotamuses and an elephant were killed after the animals tried to attack brigades who were patrolling the area.In the first six months of this year, more than 30 people had been killed by animals throughout the country, while several hectares of crops were destroyed by mainly elephants and hippopotamuses.In the northern province of Cabo Delgado an international NGO, the Agha Khan Foundation, recently said it was encouraging local farmers to grow peri peri as a way to ward off elephants.The Foundation had donated more than $70 000 for the cultivation of the crop.The peri peri would be grown on 50 hectares of land, which had already been procured in the districts of the province, where elephants had killed residents and destroyed several hectares of crops. Nampa-SapaDuring the same campaign, 17 crocodiles, two hippopotamuses and an elephant were killed after the animals tried to attack brigades who were patrolling the area.In the first six months of this year, more than 30 people had been killed by animals throughout the country, while several hectares of crops were destroyed by mainly elephants and hippopotamuses.In the northern province of Cabo Delgado an international NGO, the Agha Khan Foundation, recently said it was encouraging local farmers to grow peri peri as a way to ward off elephants.The Foundation had donated more than $70 000 for the cultivation of the crop.The peri peri would be grown on 50 hectares of land, which had already been procured in the districts of the province, where elephants had killed residents and destroyed several hectares of crops. Nampa-Sapa

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