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. […]

SFC seizes 160 wildlife

SIBU: Some 160 wildlife including various species of lizards, iguanas, baby crocodiles, turtles, tortoises, pythons and animal parts have been seized from premises here. The species are those protected under CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). The Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC), in a media statement on Thursday, said […]