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Ram­pag­ing bi­son are de­stroy­ing crops and threat­en­ing liveli­hoods in Berridge Trace, South Oropouche, where a group of farm­ers say they are los­ing thou­sands of dol­lars in pro­duce.

The farm­ers, who cul­ti­vate over 25 acres of land, are call­ing on Agri­cul­ture Min­is­ter Ravi Rati­ram to in­ter­vene af­ter re­peat­ed com­plaints to po­lice and the Prae­di­al Lar­ce­ny Squad brought no re­sults.

The farm­ers say the an­i­mals, which be­long to a res­i­dent in the area, roam freely and are not tied or placed in pens. They tram­ple, up­root and feed on crops, then re­turn night af­ter night to do more dam­age, the farm­ers said yes­ter­day.