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Crocodiles snapped up at world’s tallest statue

Indian foresters have begun relocating around 300 crocodiles to allow a seaplane service for visitors to the world's tallest statue, the newly erected 182-meter (597-feet) Statue of Unity. The reptiles, the largest around three meters, are being lured into metal cages and moved elsewhere in the western state of Gujarat on the back of pickup trucks. So far about a dozen had been extracted "from dike number three of the reservoir which has been identified as a probable site for the seaplane jetty," a source told AFP on Friday. Local forestry official Anuradha Sahu said the instruction had come from the state government "for safety reasons as the tourist influx has increased" t...

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