Living with Man-Eating Crocs | National Geographic

the country of Malawi lies in southern
Africa along the lake that bears its
name flowing south the waters of the
shire river are used for fishing farming
and often for drinking the river is the
source of life for many villagers but
also for crocodiles once hunted almost
to extinction the Nile crocodile is now
a protected species the crocodiles
however don’t extend the same courtesy
proc attacks are commonplace along the
riverbanks some escaped with only a scar
others lose a limb many die is a problem
cause not only by the Crocs but by
villagers as well local farming and
fishing removed the crocodiles usual
prey leaving them unafraid and hungry
solutions are not easy
the villagers tried to exercise extreme
caution when working by the river some
seek help from traditional medicine men
conservationists have used a more modern
approach television we have what we call
frog dial safety campaigns and we tell
people how the Crocs behave in water and
how they should behave to protect
themselves one long term solution is to
build wells a safe water supply would
let villagers conduct their daily
activities away from the river and away
from the crocodiles but Malawi is one of
the world’s poorest countries it faces
many challenges communities will have to
work with conservationists to come up
with lasting solutions until then people
must depend on the river and travel
through the realm of the crocodiles