Kenya: Crocodiles pushed towards homes by rising lakes

Despite the large nets, these conservationists are not fishing. They are on the hunt for crocodiles. Lake Baringo is home to approximately 200 crocs. As climate change has caused the water levels to rise, wildlife has been brought into dangerously close proximity with humans. The crocodile numbers have really increased over the time and we need to reduce that. Then we populate other conservation areas. We are targeting to move at least 30 crocodiles at the end of this week. So far we have moved 13, so we still have 17 more to go. Kenya's wildlife service targets the largest individuals, which often reach over 200 kilos and predate on livestock and sometimes humans. Most locals welcome the operation, saying it would make the area safer. It is good to remove the crocodiles, they have devastated our livestock and just recently one of them took a five-year-old child. Others though fear the move could hurt tourism and undermine businesses, which rely on visitors. The crocodile shouldn't be moved from the lake because it will affect tourism. When tourists come, what will we show them? It's only the water that will be left if the animals are moved. Authorities hope to have moved the most dangerous crocodiles in the next few days, before more extreme rainfall might increase the lake's water level and bring the predators even closer to people's homes.