Massive croc caught in Samarahan river
KOTA SAMARAHAN: A 16-foot crocodile was caught by the Samarahan Crocodile Hunters team (SCH) in Sungai Samarahan here today (March 10). SCH patron Datuk Idris Buang said fresh chicken baits were set at five different locations along the river around 11am on Tuesday (March 9). The black coloured reptile was believed to have taken one […]
10-foot croc caught in village
MIRI: A 10-foot-long crocodile was caught in Kampung Sulap Lada, Bekenu on Saturday night (Feb 27). According to Zone 6 fire chief, Supt Law Poh Kiong, a team of seven firemen from Batu Niah fire station was deployed to the scene in response to an alert at 8.05pm to help the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) […]
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 […]
Saltie caught behind primary school
LIMBANG: A saltwater crocodile, measuring some 15 feet, was captured behind a primary school here on Tuesday (Nov 10). Sarawak Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) received a call around 10.59pm regarding the giant reptile. A team of firefighters was immediately dispatched to the location – SK St Edmund. The massive specimen, estimated to weigh around […]
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 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 […]
Man meets false gharial on way to work
BETONG: An employee of Ladang Lingga near Tanjung Assam was surprised by a crocodile as he was about to start the night shift. The plantation’s auxiliary police officer, Mohd Hadri Noor Kamal, was walking to his work place when he came across the reptile. Betong District Civil Defence (APM) officer Desem Samuel said Hadri contacted […]
Fearsome Iban warrior Simalungun and Bujang Senang
KUCHING: Sarawak, nicknamed ‘Land of the Hornbills’, is well-known not only for its hornbills but also its mighty crocodiles.There are two types of crocodile species in Sarawak — the harmless false gharial (scientific name Tomistoma schlegelii and locally known as ‘Buaya Jujulong’) and the estuarine saltwater crocodile (scientific name Crocodylus porosus). The saltwater crocodiles, or […]
Adventures with a man-eater
Take the crocodile, for example, my favorite animal. There are 23 species. Seventeen of those species are rare or endangered. They’re on the way out, no matter what anyone does or says, you know. – Steve Irwin, wildlife expert, environmentalist and conservationist Last week, the Fire and Rescue Department caught a killer crocodile and upon […]
