Baby locusts in countless markets; selling at a rate of 200 rupees per kilo.

Wayanad∙ To avoid the extinction threat of crabs and to increase the income of fishermen, the government agencies invested crab juveniles in the rivers, which will reach the creeks before they mature. Fishermen and those living near the canals often catch them before they reach maturity. Juvenile crabs, which are a tenth of the size they should be when mature, are sold in the markets in large numbers. Catching fish and crabs without a fixed size is punishable, so authorities inspect some markets and fine those who bring them for sale. However, the practice of catching juvenile crabs has not stopped. The government took the initiative to invest the juveniles in rivers and streams after crabs completely disappeared in them. The aim was to improve the income of inland fishermen and ...