Rising attacks on humans by saltwater crocodiles in the Andamans are stoking fears about how this will affect day-to-day life and tourism in these idyllic islands located some 1,000 kilometres off the east coast of India.
No one in authority, least of all officials from the forestry department, is prepared to admit that there is a problem, or that there are regular attacks by the predators that have resulted in deaths and injuries to both children and adults. Principal Conservator Manmohan Singh Negi, who is responsible for wildlife in the Andamans, is reluctant to discuss. . .