The risk of Gandus attack due to flooding of rivers in Sistan and Baluchistan and damage to this rare species

According to Hale Vash/ Following the flooding of seasonal rivers due to the rains of the last few days in the southern part of Balochistan, which is the habitat of the short-nosed crocodile species, or Gando in the Balochi language, there is a risk of this species attacking the people of the region, and considering the displacement The risk of harming these animals is also possible if the gondos are removed from their original habitat.

The head of the General Department of Environmental Protection of Sistan and Baluchistan said in this regard: "Seasonal rains and the creation of water currents in the south of the province, in addition to the risk of flooding in the region, cause the movement of short-nosed crocodiles, or gandos, between reservoirs and hotaks. People should be extremely careful of the attacks of gandos." and do not travel in flooded areas, the banks of the Bahuklat river, hotaks, marshes, and marginal areas where stagnant water accumulates."