BUTUAN CITY—Residents of Bislig City in Surigao del Sur province on Tuesday (April 13) rescued an 11-foot long saltwater crocodile trapped in a net in Bislig River, which is not known to be the animal’s natural habitat.
The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) was trapped in a net in a fishpond in the small riverside community of Pamanlinan.
According to Nathaniel E. Racho, officer-in-charge of the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) in Bislig, residents tipped his office off about the crocodile on Monday (April 12).
Racho said his office was still checking if this was the same crocodile sighted in other pa…
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