Croc hunt temporarily halted in Kapit
KAPIT: The search and capture operation for a crocodile in the Mujong River has been temporarily suspended after failing to locate any signs of the reptile. The four-day operation involving the police, Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) and the Forest Department, aimed to capture the crocodile believed to be residing in Mujong River, which is […]
Crocodiles in the news again
To sit back hoping that someday, some way, someone will make things right is to go on feeding crocodile, hoping he will eat you last — but eat you he will. — Ronald Reagan, 40th US President (1911-2004) Sarawak is famous not only for its hornbills, orang utans but many other things including saltwater crocodiles […]
Rescuers recover body of croc-attack victim
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Rescuers have recovered the body of a croc-attack victim in a river at Kampung Naie Lama, here this afternoon (May 27), some 26 hours after the incident. State Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre said the body of Allistar Rabanie, 30, was discovered at 1.58pm about one kilometre away from the search […]
Volunteers mull setting up crocodile hunters group
MUKAH: Volunteers here mull setting up a crocodile hunters group to facilitate proper hunting of the reptiles in Batang Oya. Dalat and Mukah District Council (MDDM) councillor Arini Suhaili said interested individuals who wished to join the group must own a rifle and shooting licence. “With the establishment of the group, permit for hunting and […]
Two 10-foot long crocs caught
KOTA SAMARAHAN: Two crocodiles were captured by the Samarahan Crocodile Hunters team at the Muara Tuang old ferry port this morning. Muara Tuang assemblyman and the team’s patron Datuk Idris Buang said the reptiles were caught using hooks and baits which were set up on Sunday night (Jan 18). “This morning, they went to check […]
Daughter yearns for father’s return
KUCHING: “Mum, why did that animal (crocodile) take my father?” This was the haunting question posed to Manisa Musa by her daughter following the disappearance of husband and father Azyan Azhar after he was attacked by a crocodile in Sungai Meranek here. According to Manisa, a housewife, she received the tragic news of her husband’s […]
Wrong crocodiles, says anguished father of victim
BY BARINA NANI KOTA SAMARAHAN: The crocodiles hauled up to the Muara Tuang ferry point yesterday are “not the ones that grabbed my son Atan,” said Azhar Razali. Azhar, 55, added that he was still reeling from the loss of his son Azyan, known lovingly as Atan, having witnessed up close the tragedy. Atan was […]
Croc farming potential source of income
BY AFIEZUL SAMIT KUCHING: Samarahan Crocodile Hunters (SCH), established last December, sees the breeding of crocodiles as a potential source of income. SCH was established to deal with the threat of crocodiles, especially in Sungai Meranek, Kota Samarahan. Its director Datuk Idris Buang said SCH was in the process of looking at suitable technology to […]
Mixed opinions on calls for crocodile cull
KUCHING: As human population expands and more tourists travel to croc country, fatalities are bound to increase. Add the ever-increasing population of crocs and it’s a recipe for inevitable disaster. Since the crocodile hunting was banned decades ago, the reptiles have grown in number. Nobody knows how many because it’s difficult and expensive to count […]
Crocodile hunters given permit, licence
KUCHING: The Samarahan Crocodile Hunters team has been issued permission and licence by the Controller of Wild Life to hunt and cull crocodiles. However, this is only allowed when it is believed that the reptiles are a threat to the public. Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) explained that since 2016, they had introduced a Crocodile Management […]
