Perhilitan sets up traps to capture crocodile in Shah Alam lake

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The Selangor Department of Wildlife and National Parks (Perhilitan) on Wednesday (Sept 4) set up two traps, weighing about 200 kilograms each, in an attempt to capture a saltwater crocodile that was sighted at a lake in Section 7, Shah Alam.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00The Selangor Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Perhilitan, has set up two traps, weighing

00:07about 200 kilograms each, in an attempt to capture a crocodile that was sighted at a

00:13lake in Section 7, Shah Alam.

00:30This is a crocodile trap. We use a chicken trap to trap the crocodile. First, we will

00:39set up the first trap at the first pass, and then we will set up the second trap across

00:48the riverbank over there, where it is the main passage for the crocodile that we have

00:55studied for the last 24 hours. Based on our previous experience, it can be up to a month,

01:05but it depends on the behavior of the crocodile. The success of an operation to trap the

01:12crocodile, we look at one situation, if it is not disturbed, it feels safe, so maybe

01:22it will enter the trap faster with the right food source, meaning the bait that is right

01:29for the crocodile.

01:31According to Wan Muhammad Adin, the reptile is a saltwater crocodile, measuring 1.5 metres.

01:39He added that based on Perhilitan's observation, there was only one crocodile in the lake.

01:45The Shah Alam City Council has also taken steps to address the situation, as well as

01:51advise the public to exercise caution.

01:54When we hear the word crocodile, we are afraid. However, I believe that the Perhilitan

02:03and other relevant authorities will take the initiative and promise to catch the crocodile

02:12as soon as possible and put it in the right place.

02:15For the parents who bring their children, they have to be careful, especially those

02:21who are close to the beach, so they cannot be released too close. Sometimes we like to

02:27go to the water to take pictures, to go fishing. Sometimes I see those who go fishing

02:32at the end, it is also dangerous, so we have to be careful. But we give full confidence

02:38to the authorities in charge.

02:42This is not the first crocodile sighting in Shah Alam. In 2019, a baby saltwater crocodile,

03:01believed to have been released by irresponsible individuals, was captured at the lake in Section 14.

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