Crocodiles from Lausanne find a new home in Morocco
Published: Wednesday, Jun 12th 2024, 15:01
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16 young West African crocodiles bred by the Aquatis aquarium in Lausanne were transported to Morocco on Wednesday. 60 years after their disappearance, the reptiles are to be gradually reintroduced into their natural environment there.
In this form, the species conservation project is a first in Africa. The animals were fitted with microchips, particularly with regard to customs clearance. They were housed in stable individual compartments, as Aquatis director Michel Ansermet told the Keystone-SDA news agency on Wednesday. "Everything went very well, in complete tranquillity," he noted with satisfaction.
The crocodiles were brought to Geneva in a van by a special transporter and then loaded onto a plane. "The arrival in Agadir is planned at night so that the animals are not exposed to the extreme heat," said Ansermet, who is accompanying the crocodiles.
The cold-blooded animals are currently between 42 centimetres and 1.06 meters long. Two of them hatched in 2019, another 14 in 2022.
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