Hunt for croc continues

3 Jan 2021 • 10:51 AM MYT
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Kota Kinabalu: Efforts to capture a crocodile sighted in the monsoon drain near Taman Fortuna and the Rainforest Park, here, is on-going.

An official from the Wildlife Department said, Saturday, traps have been installed in different locations around the area and that it could be the same crocodile that was spotted there on Nov. 25, last year.

Video of a crocodile basking itself started making its rounds on social media, this time nearer to the Rainforest Park.

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It was earlier reported that the crocodile is of the Crocodylus porosus species or salt water crocodile and is estimated to measure between five and six foot with a weight of between 35kg and 50kg.

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