150kg croc found dead in Teluk Asam fisherman's net


SIBU: The carcass of a male crocodile measuring approximately 4m in length and weighing about 150kg was found stuck in a villager's net in Teluk Asam near the Bako National Park.

The Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC), in a Facebook post Sunday (Jan 15), said its Kuching regional office had disposed of the crocodile carcass in the Bako River in addition to taking specimen samples for forensic purposes.

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