Crop croc, appeals Lufwanyama DC

From  ALEX NJOVU
A GOVERNMENT official in Lufwanyama has called on the Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) to crop a crocodile which attacked about 15 people last year, killing three.
Lufwanyama district commissioner Alex Kalela said the latest victim, a man died last Wednesday after he was attacked by the reptile in Mpilala Dam.
Mr Kalela, however, said he is against killing the crocodile, saying ZAWA should move the reptile to another water body.

“We are appealing to ZAWA to help us remove the crocodile from Mpilala dam. This year alone (2012), it has attacked 15 people and caused the death of three people. a man who was admitted in hospital after being attacked died last week on Wednesday,” he said.
Mr Kalela said people are living in fear because of the crocodile which is terrorising them.
He said the dam is one of the sources of water for the local people living near the mine area and that there is need for the crocodile to be ‘fished’ out of the dam.
“On Friday, it almost killed a 10-year-old boy, it missed him but it managed to kill a dog which was following him behind. The boy could have been killed. People can’t cross the dam, they can’t wash or bath from the dam for fear of being attacked,” he said.
Mr Kalela said people in the area want the crocodile to be cropped as soon as possible.
He, however, appealed to the people to remain calm as efforts are being made to ‘arrest’ the situation.
“We are against killing the crocodile, we want to dry the dam completely, remove all the water and then transfer the crocodile to another water body,” Mr Kalela said.