Passers-by certify that they saw the Lamentin mangrove crocodile at the end of the afternoon (Saturday 24 September 2022), in the canal, near the Lamentin sports hall. A man had the reflex to photograph him.
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Posted September 24, 2022 18:49,
updated September 24, 2022 at 6:53 pm
The animal, which would measure almost two meters, was seen just before 18 (Saturday 24 September 2022), in the canal, near the Lamentin sports hall. Where it has been seen several times in recent years, according to the most credible testimonies.
This time too this presence attracted many onlookers. Several motorists stopped on the side of the road in hopes of seeing or photographing it.
I thought it was a legend of Martinique, well I saw it this afternoon. She was quietly taking a nap in the sun along the canal in front of the sports hall. I got a chance to see what we nicknamed Georges. I’m happy enough, but it’s a big beast. I have been to Gabon, I have not seen crocodiles in Gabon but I see one in Martinique.
The author of the photo of the crocodile Lamentin
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In February and March 2022, agents of the Department of the Environment, Planning and Housing (DEAL) with the support of the National Office of Forests (ONF), the Department of the Sea, the French Bureau for Biodiversity and the Town Hall of Le Lamentin, unsuccessfully traced the crocodile in the Lamentin River.
Day and night, the teams distributed important resources to capture the reptile.
“It has adapted to an environment we are not adapted to. It has here, on several tens of square kilometers, an environment that corresponds to what it needs, namely an adequate temperature, access to food, access to water, so it clearly has an advantage over us.“, grants Olivier Marchese, biologist of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.
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