A giant crocodile (buaya raksasa) captured with a length of 6.4 meters was arrested in a small river in Bunawan, Agusan del Sur province after three weeks of being hunted by fishery and forestry officials. Crocodile weighing 1075 pounds ( 1 ton) was captured alive after officers set a trap to catch the animal.
Catching a giant crocodile has been warmly welcomed by local residents. Why, it's jumbo animal believed to be responsible for a series of attacks on humans and other animals.
Hunting of crocodiles was started after the animals were devouring a buffalo last month which was witnessed by a number of villagers. Reptiles are also alleged to have killed a fisherman who disappeared in July and a girl who disappeared in 2010.
According to Ronald Nuer, project director of District Council Bunawan, as reported by the website of The Inquisitr, Tuesday (09/06/2011), officials and residents took 21 days to catch the male alligator. In fact it took 100 men to attract the crocodile from river.
Crocodile will then be placed in a wildlife park in Agusan, about 830 kilometers southeast of Manila, the Philippine capital.
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