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Intruding crcodiles put Bhitarkanika authorites in a bother

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Press Trust of India Kendrapara (Odisha)

Frequent intrusion of crocodiles into places of human habitations has triggered man-animal conflict in a number of villages, official sources said.

On Wednesday, an intruding crocodile killed a 13-year-old boy at Balichandrapur while angry locals had beaten to death a rogue crocodile last week in sanctuary-side Rajasahi village, the sources said.

Since past one week, forest personnel have caught at least two crocodiles alive which had trespassed into village water-bodies, thereby saving them from facing people

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First Published: May 11 2012 | 4:05 PM IST

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