Perhilitan officers captured the crocodile with help from estate workers. - Photo courtesy of Sinar Harian
PORT DICKSON: The Negri Sembilan branch of the Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) captured a wild estuarine crocodile weighing over 100kg after it was found stranded in a drainage canal at the Guthrie Linggi oil palm estate on Thursday (Aug 28) afternoon.
State Perhilitan director Faizal Izham Pikri said the 3m reptile was believed to have become trapped in a muddy swamp area before being spotted by estate workers around 3pm.
"A team arrived at the site at about 3.30pm and found the crocodile stuck in the mud. The capture operation began at 3.40pm with assistance from three Perhilitan officers and seven estate workers," he said in a statement Friday (Aug 29).
The crocodile has been relocated to the department's enclosure at Paya Indah Wetlands in Selangor.
Faizal urged the public to immediately contact Perhilitan or the relevant authorities if they encounter or are disturbed by wildlife. - Bernama
