SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Wildlife Protection and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) has confirmed that the Section 7 lake here is safe and no other crocodiles have been spotted in the area.
Selangor Perhilitan director Wan Mohd Adib Wan Mohd Yusoh said close monitoring carried out through the use of night vision drones and surveillance did not detect the presence of other reptiles after a copper (salt-water) crocodile that was spotted inhabiting the lake was captured on Sept 5.
"In fact, the two crocodile traps installed the reptile was detected on Sept 4 were also removed on Saturday (Sept 7) and the operation has ended," he told Bernama on Tuesday (Sept 10).
Mohd Adib said the crocodile measuring 1.68m (5.5 feet) was confirmed to be disease-free (after quarantine) and released into the Paya Indah Wetlands in Dengkil.
He said no investigation paper was opened but Perhilitan did not rule out the possibility that the crocodile was in the lake either because it was swept in during a flood or was released by a reckless party. – Bernama
