Crocodiles on the loose after heavy flooding in China
SHENZHE (China): More than 70 crocodiles escaped from a crocodile farm in southern China after severe flooding, authorities reported. The animals escaped in the city of Maoming after the region was hit by days of heavy rainfall, German news agency (dpa) quoted the Chinese online news outlet The Paper and other reports on Tuesday citing […]
Sarawak’s very own crocodile land
BY THURKGASHIRINI ARUMUGAM Jong’s Crocodile Farm is Malaysia’s first and largest captive breeding crocodile farm. It’s at Mile 18 1/2 on the Kuching-Serian Highway, about 29 kilometres and a 20-minute leisure drive from Kuching. The farm, which is located in a residential area, is open to the public at reasonable prices, starting at RM10 for […]
Crocs as living fossils
IMAGINE surviving the great extinction and coming out as the ultimate survivors until this present day. It comes as no surprise that crocodiles are often referred to as the living fossils. These living fossils have outlived the dinosaurs by some 66 million years – they have even survived two ice ages. Out of all the […]
Saltie caught and relocated to crocodile farm
MIRI: A nine-foot-long (about 3m) crocodile was caught by the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) in Sungai Raan, Bakam here on Thursday (April 8). A SFC spokesperson said the saltwater crocodile was caught at about 8am by SFC’s Swift Wildlife Action Team, better known as SWAT, using a fishing rod. “The Miri SFC office received a […]
Captive breeding of man-eaters crocs farming economically viable in Sarawak
BY ZAPHNE PHILIP SARAWAK is known for its man-eating crocodiles and the locals have been terrified of them since the existence of the man-beast conflict. In fact, there is a popular Iban legend of a notorious crocodile nicknamed Bujang Senang that was supposed to be the reincarnation of a warrior who was killed many years ago. […]
SFC saves 48 crocodile eggs
MIRI: The Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) rescued 48 crocodile eggs in Kuala Baram over the weekend. The corporation said that they received an emergency call from a farm worker pertaining to the discovery last Saturday. “The caller informed us about a huge crocodile at the farm. Acting on the information received, our swift wildlife action […]
Jong’s Crocodile Farm: Sarawak’s croc haven
A 20-minute leisure drive from Kuching, Jong’s Crocodile Farm is the first and largest captive breeding crocodile farm in Malaysia. The farm provides a perfect sanctuary for the reptiles, as well as a few natural breeding ponds for the crocodiles to mate and multiple. Support your local ecotourism industry ever since the recovery movement control […]
