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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.
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