(Borneo Post)
Published : February 18, 2017
KUCHING: A crocodile measuring more than two metres was caught by villagers after it got stuck when it tried to crawl through a chain-link fence of a house at Rampangi near Santubong on Thursday evening.
The croc had earlier entered the house compound through a loose section of the fence to feast on some ducks the house owner reared but its movement was detected by residents there.
A number of them gathered at the compound to catch the thieving reptile which in its panic to escape went through the wrong part of the fence which was tight and got stuck thus becoming a sitting duck for its pursuers.
“We then gathered to catch the crocodile as it tried to escape but as it passed through the wire fence, it got stuck.
“That was when we covered its head including its eyes, and also tied it with ropes,” one of the villagers said.
The unfortunate reptilian duck thief has been sent to the relevant authorities but its fate is unknown at press time.
- Borneo Post
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Menurut sumber, buaya tersebut terdahulu dilihat memasuki pekarangan rumah berkenaan sebelum penduduk di sekitar kawasan tersebut cuba menangkapnya.
Dipercayai buaya tersebut cuba melepaskan diri, namun terperangkap di bahagian pagar dan peluang itu digunakan penduduk untuk terus menangkapnya.
Buaya tersebut difahamkan telah diserahkan kepada pihak berkuasa untuk tindakan selanjutnya.
Sementara itu, dalam kejadian berasingan, Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) mempergiatkan operasi penakaian buaya di perairan Sungai Santubong dalam usaha menyelesaikan konflik manusia-buaya.
Operasi oleh Swift Wildlife Action Team (SWAT) bermula pada 14 Februari lalu selepas insiden kematian Selamat Raub, 55, yang dipercayai dibaham buaya.
“Seekor buaya betina berukuran 2.9 meter panjang dan berat dianggarkan 200 kilogram telah memakan umpan malam semalam (kelmarin) dan kemudian ditarik ke darat pada jam 9 pagi tadi (semalam).
“Bedah siasat yang dijalankan oleh Unit Forensik Hospital Umum Sarawak (HUS) ke atas buaya tersebut, namun tidak menemui sebarang bahagian tubuh manusia di dalam perutnya,” kata kenyataan media yang dikeluarkan SFC semalam.
Operasi di Sungai Santubong akan diteruskan untuk menakai lebih banyak buaya bersaiz besar yang boleh mendatangkan bahaya kepada manusia.
- Utusan Borneo
