'Monster crocodile must be captured now'
Lee Rondganger
November 15 2004 at 10:59AM
Beneath the murky waters of Burundi's Lake Tanganyika lives a monster crocodile that has struck fear into the hearts of people who live on the banks of the lake.
About 12m long and weighing more than a ton, the giant crocodile is believed to have eaten up to 300 villagers and an adult hippo.
The villagers around Lake Tanganyika call him Gustave, the man-eating crocodile.
Bizarre disappearances which were initially thought to have been the result of tribal warfare or the work of a serial killer are being attributed to Gustave.
On Tuesday night at 10pm on National Geographic - DStv's channel 66 - South African biologist Dr Alison Leslie and French herpetologist Patrice Faye try to apprehend Gustave before he kills again or is killed.
On Tuesday a documentary, called Capturing The Killer Crocodile, will follow Leslie and Faye as they race against time to capture Gustave amid an ongoing civil war.
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=68&art_id=vn20041115032108782C977005
