Dash for freedom comes to an end
PADAWAN: After a five-day search, the last two fugitives from the Puncak Borneo Prison at Jalan Puncak Borneo here were successfully captured yesterday (July 5). Helicopter, drones and a canine (K9) unit were also deployed to help in the hunt until they were cornered and later led to their capture in a jungle surrounded by […]
SWAT catches Bujang Satok
KUCHING: An 11-foot crocodile named ‘Bujang Satok’ was captured by the Sarawak Forestry Corporation’s (SFC) Swift Wildlife Action Team (SWAT) on Monday (July 5). A spokesman from the corporation said the reptile was caught at the banks of Sarawak River in Satok. “The crocodile was baited with food and entered a trap which was installed […]
15-foot, 500kg croc caught
DARO: A 15-foot crocodile was caught in the Batang Lassa River near the Daro ferry point here today. According to an eyewitness, Jamaludin Sharaee, the reptile was estimated to weigh about 500 kilogrammes. “The crocodile was caught by two young men from a licensed firm from Sibu,” he said when contacted by New Sarawak Tribune. […]
Killer crocodile captured in Batang Ulu Belawai
TANJUNG MANIS: A 4.7-metre long saltwater crocodile, believed to have killed 14-year-old Ricky Ganya last Sunday (July 26), was captured on day six of a search and rescue (SAR) operation today (Friday, July 31). State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) assistant director (operations) PgKB I Tiong Ling Hii said that the search operation commenced at […]
Croc spotted in drain captured
MIRI: A four-feet-long crocodile was spotted inside a drain at Jalan Nego Promin Jaya here on Monday (July 27). A spokesperson of Miri Civil Defence Force (APM) said that the department immediately despatched its Delta squad to the scene after it was alerted at 9.54pm. According to the complainant, he was making burgers when he […]
Baby crocodile found at house’s back gate caught
SRI AMAN: A baby crocodile was captured after it was found at the back gate of a house in Jalan Buntu Entulang, on Wednesday. According to State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, nine firefighters and First Response Team (FRT) personnel from Sri Aman BBP were dispatched to the scene after receiving the call […]
A 9 foot long croc captured at Tanjung Kabong beach, Labuan
LABUAN: A nine-foot-long crocodile which was sighted on the beach of Tanjung Kubong near Labuan’s historical site of ‘Gedung Ubat’ yesterday (Dec 25) has been captured and handed over to the Labuan Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan). Perhilitan believed the crocodile had wandered off from its habitat of Kina Benuwa Mangrove Park before […]
