More than 120 crocodiles died while being transported from Sinaloa state to Quintana Roo state in Mexico, many suffocating and being crushed to death. -AFP
MEXICO CITY: More than 120 crocodiles died from apparently suffocating and crushing each other while being transported across Mexico in a truck, authorities said Wednesday.
The wildlife company Cocodrilos Exoticos, based in the Caribbean coast state of Quintana Roo, could face a fine of between 50 to 50,000 days of minimum wage -- $193 to $193,000, the environmental prosecutor’s office said.
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