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the country of Malawi lies in southern

the country of Malawi lies in southern Africa along the lake that bears its

Africa along the lake that bears its

Africa along the lake that bears its name flowing south the waters of the

name flowing south the waters of the

name flowing south the waters of the Shire River are used for fishing farming

Shire River are used for fishing farming

Shire River are used for fishing farming and often for drinking the river is the

and often for drinking the river is the

and often for drinking the river is the source of life for many villagers but

source of life for many villagers but

source of life for many villagers but also for crocodiles once hunted almost

also for crocodiles once hunted almost

also for crocodiles once hunted almost to extinction the Nile crocodile is now

to extinction the Nile crocodile is now

to extinction the Nile crocodile is now a protected species

a protected species

a protected species the crocodiles however don’t extend the

the crocodiles however don’t extend the

the crocodiles however don’t extend the same courtesy croc attacks are

same courtesy croc attacks are

same courtesy croc attacks are commonplace along the riverbanks some

commonplace along the riverbanks some

commonplace along the riverbanks some escaped with only a scar others lose a

escaped with only a scar others lose a

escaped with only a scar others lose a limb many died is a problem caused not

limb many died is a problem caused not

limb many died is a problem caused not only by the Crocs but by villagers as

only by the Crocs but by villagers as

only by the Crocs but by villagers as well local farming and fishing remove

well local farming and fishing remove

well local farming and fishing remove the crocodiles usual prey leaving them

the crocodiles usual prey leaving them

the crocodiles usual prey leaving them unafraid and hungry

Solutions are not easy

Solutions are not easy the villagers tried to exercise extreme

the villagers tried to exercise extreme

the villagers tried to exercise extreme caution when working by the river

some seek help from traditional medicine

some seek help from traditional medicine man

conservationists have used a more modern

conservationists have used a more modern approach television we have what we call

approach television we have what we call

approach television we have what we call drop dial safety campaigns and we tell

drop dial safety campaigns and we tell

drop dial safety campaigns and we tell people how their clocks behave in water

people how their clocks behave in water

people how their clocks behave in water and how they should behave to protect

and how they should behave to protect

and how they should behave to protect themselves one long-term solution is to

themselves one long-term solution is to

themselves one long-term solution is to build wells

build wells

build wells a safe water supply would let villagers

a safe water supply would let villagers

a safe water supply would let villagers conduct their daily activities away from

conduct their daily activities away from

conduct their daily activities away from the river

the river

the river and away from the crocodiles

and away from the crocodiles

and away from the crocodiles but Malawi is one of the world’s poorest

but Malawi is one of the world’s poorest

but Malawi is one of the world’s poorest countries it faces many challenges

countries it faces many challenges

countries it faces many challenges communities will have to work with

communities will have to work with

communities will have to work with conservationists to come up with lasting

conservationists to come up with lasting

conservationists to come up with lasting solutions until then people must depend

solutions until then people must depend

solutions until then people must depend on the river and travel through the

on the river and travel through the

on the river and travel through the realm of the crocodile

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