YANGON, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- Villagers have been alerted to the threat posed by crocodiles in Myanmar's Ayeyarwady delta region following attack by a crocodile on a young man, according to Wildlife Conservation Group Thursday.
The young man, aged 22, was bitten by the crocodile while he was emptying water out of his boat near the edge of a river at a village in Bogale township in Ayeyarwady region Tuesday.
He underwent treatment at a local station hospital and was reported stable so far.
Crocodile attacks are common in Myanmar's delta region.
Meanwhile, a wildlife sanctuary, named the Meinmahla Kyun Wildlife Sanctuary, lying at the mouth of the Ayeyarwady River, attracts visitors keen on viewing crocodile hatching camps and conservation projects in the region's mangrove forests which have been reportedly declining due to deforestation in the area.
Myanmar authorities designated 42 wildlife protected areas which account for 5.79 percent of the total area of the country.
