Fighting crocs in Sabah

On the lookout: A fireman scanning the river after a crocodile attack at Kampung Mas Mas in Tawau.

KOTA KINABALU: Wildlife rangers in the state have killed five crocodiles in an effort to keep people safe following a spate of recent attacks.

Sabah Wildlife Department director Augustine Tuuga said that the rangers were focused on larger crocodiles in specific areas within the Kota Belud, Lahad Datu and Tawau districts.