Residents in Bataraza town, Palawan province, captured a 4.57-meter long saltwater crocodile after it attacked a villager in Barangay Sumbiling. /PDI
“After consulting with the Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, we decided to rescue it,” he added, noting that the reptile had turned “aggressive and dangerous.”
The news came as PWRCC personnel were preparing to fetch the crocodile from Bataraza and bring it to Puerto Princesa for a medical examination.He said there was still a “viable population” of crocodiles in the towns of Bataraza, Balabac, Rizal and Quezon, all in southern Palawan. “So that is the time that they become active to start looking for mates and establish their territories,” he said.Fabello said it was the second time a crocodile was captured in the same area since 2008.In September last year, a 2.62-m long crocodile was caught and turned over to authorities by a resident of Barangay Puring, also in Bataraza.
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