6 Mar 2019

Crocodile attacks on the rise in Solomon Islands

From , 4:04 pm on 6 March 2019

A new report has found that crocodile attacks on people in Solomon Islands have increased significantly over the past decade and will continue to rise if nothing is done to prevent them.

Released last month "Human-crocodile conflict in Solomon Islands" is a report on a nation wide survey conducted by the WorldFish Program in 234 villages across Solomon Islands between April and August last year.

Koroi Hawkins reports.

A saltwater crocodile caught in Solomon Islands. 23/11/2010

A saltwater crocodile caught in Solomon Islands. 23/11/2010 Photo: RAMSI gallery/Solomon Islands Govt