Published on: Friday, February 05, 2021
By: Bernama
A crocodile at the Taman Negara Kuching Wetland.
KUCHING: Sarawak is known for its man-eating crocodiles and the locals have been terrified of them since the existence of the man-beast conflict.
In fact, there is a popular Iban legend of a notorious crocodile nicknamed Bujang Senang that was supposed to be the reincarnation of a warrior who was killed many years ago. Apparently, the warrior had sworn to terrorise the descendants of the folks who had killed him.
Incidentally, in May 1992, a six-metre-long crocodile – dubbed Bujang Senang by the locals – was killed at a tributary of the Batang Lupar River in Sri Aman after it attacked an Iban woman.
Crocodile farming economically viable in Sarawak 04 Feb 2021 / 11:50 H. An estuarine crocodile is seen at a mangrove forest of Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve in Singapore on February 2, 2021. / AFP / Roslan RAHMAN
KUCHING, Feb 4: Sarawak is known for its man-eating crocodiles and the locals have been terrified of them since the existence of the man-beast conflict.
In fact, there is a popular Iban legend of a notorious crocodile nicknamed Bujang Senang that was supposed to be the reincarnation of a warrior who was killed many years ago. Apparently, the warrior had sworn to terrorise the descendants of the folks who had killed him.
KUCHING (Bernama): Members of the public are urged to contact the Sarawak Forestry Corporation (SFC) immediately if they spot a crocodile in floodwaters instead of taking videos or pictures of the reptile and sharing it on social media first.
Its chief executive officer Zolkipli Mohamad Aton said several districts in the state have hit by floods and there is concern that crocodiles could be lurking in floodwaters. If there are any complaints about crocodiles, the public can contact a SFC wildlife officer at 019-885 9996 (Kuching), 019-888 3561 (Sibu), 019-833 2737 (Bintulu) or 019-829 0994 (Miri), he said in an interview with Bernama here, on Friday (Jan 15).
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