00:02The sounds of a dog in distress are played through speakers on the shores of Kenya's Lake Baringo in an
00:09attempt to lure crocodiles into a waiting net.
00:13Wildlife officers are trying to capture the creatures that have local communities living in fear.
00:19The crocodiles aren't killed, just moved away from human habitation.
00:24Then we populate other conservation areas.
00:28So we are taking them to other KWS protected parks where they'll be able to thrive and reproduce without causing
00:38conflicts.
00:40So our operation here, we are targeting to move at least 30 crocodiles at the end of this week.
00:47So far we have moved 13, so we still have 17 more to go.
00:55It's not an easy job. Lake Baringo is home to more than 200 crocodiles.
01:01This government-backed operation is focused on those weighing 200 kilos or more to help manage the population.
01:09We target the big ones that are involved in predation.
01:16The young ones, they can still survive.
01:19They have many more, they can survive on fish.
01:22But these big ones that come out to stay in the lakeshore and target livestock, we are targeting those big
01:30ones.
01:30Crocodiles in the lake are nothing new, but rising waters due to extreme rainfall have brought them closer to people's
01:38homes.
01:39The upcoming El Nino weather pattern is threatening to make things worse.
01:46I feel it would be very good to help us remove those crocodiles because they've really troubled us.
01:54They've hurt our children, they've devastated our livestock, and just recently one of them took a five-year-old child.
02:05Some locals fear the move could hurt tourism and undermine businesses that rely on visitors.
02:11But as waters rise and the lake expands, most are welcoming the crocodile's removal with relief.
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