{"id":118586,"date":"2025-08-04T16:21:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T16:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/118586\/"},"modified":"2025-08-04T16:21:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T16:21:19","slug":"authorities-kill-hundreds-of-crocodiles-after-kids-throw-stones-at-them","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/118586\/","title":{"rendered":"Authorities kill hundreds of crocodiles after kids throw stones at them"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The decision follows reports of deteriorating conditions at the site, where crocodiles have resorted to cannibalism and escaped into nearby communities and nature reserves. The <a id=\"S19U34dIRPel\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/topics\/Nature_and_Parks_Authority\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Nature and Parks Authority<\/a> said in a statement that the Civil Administration deemed the farm a life-threatening hazard, necessitating the immediate killing of the crocodiles. <\/p>\n<p>Youths hurl stones at crocodiles in West Bank farm<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/facebook-s.png\" class=\"share-image\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/twitter-s.png\" class=\"share-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Since the farm\u2019s closure in 2013, when Nile crocodiles were designated a protected species under Israeli law, banning their trade as captive animals, efforts to find solutions for the abandoned reptiles failed due to the owner\u2019s lack of cooperation. The Civil Administration noted that the farm\u2019s fencing had deteriorated, allowing crocodiles to escape and pose dangers to residents. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter years of promoting solutions and recent incidents highlighting an immediate threat to human life, urgent action was required,\u201d the Administration said, citing veterinary experts who described the crocodiles\u2019 living conditions as abusive, with insufficient food leading to cannibalistic behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Despite spending hundreds of thousands of shekels to reinforce the farm\u2019s fencing, the Civil Administration said the measures failed to secure the site fully. The farm\u2019s owner claimed he stationed a guard at the Administration\u2019s request, only for the guard to be expelled from what was declared a closed military zone. <\/p>\n<p>The guard later reported hearing gunshots. The Civil Administration emphasized that the decision to euthanize was made after consultations with veterinary experts, ensuring full coordination. \u201cThe crocodiles are held in poor conditions, constituting animal cruelty, pushing them to cannibalism,\u201d the administration said.<\/p>\n<p>Animal rights group Let the Animals Live condemned the decision, calling it a \u201cviolent and cruel killing\u201d that violates Israel\u2019s international commitments to protect endangered species like the Nile crocodile, covered under global conservation treaties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis action blatantly disregards Israel\u2019s obligations to animal protection. An immediate investigation is needed to determine who issued and approved this order,\u201d the group demanded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The decision follows reports of deteriorating conditions at the site, where crocodiles have resorted to cannibalism and escaped&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":118587,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[99,50],"class_list":{"0":"post-118586","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-israel","9":"tag-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114971415894360647","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118586\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118587"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}