WITH increasing levels of urbanisation, encounters between wildlife and humans will become more and more common.
This will inevitably lead to shocking incidents, especially if it involves large and dangerous animals.
It was claimed recently that villagers near Batu Pahat, Johor captured a crocodile weighing just less than half a ton.
Is this true?
VERDICT:
TRUE
Villagers have captured a 4.5m female crocodile weighing about 410kg, which wandered into an oil palm plantation near Batu Pahat.
The Johor Fire and Rescue Department's operation centre received a call about the reptile's presence at 10.30am on Wed (May 7).
"Six firemen and a fire rapid tender vehicle from the Penggaram Fire station were deployed to the site," said operation commander Mohd Nur Edy Paiman in a statement.
The team arrived at Kampung Parit Gantong Laut, Parit Lapis in Taman Nira, about 4km from the station, at 10.35am.
"The animal had already been caught by the villagers by the time we arrived," said Mohd Nur Edy.
The crocodile has been handed over to the Johor Wildlife Department for further action.
The operation also involved four personnel from the Wildlife Department and the Johor armed forces respectively.
The operation ended at 10.45am.
