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BKSDA removes 28 crocodiles from Cianjur pond for relocation
A regional conservation agency has started removing 80 saltwater crocodiles from a breeding pond in Cianjur, West Java, where they have been kept since 2018 a local resident surrendered them to authorities.
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A captured 4.5 meter-long saltwater crocodile awaits relocation on Sept. 2, 2020 by the Jambi Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) in Dendang district, East Tanjab regency, Jambi. (Kompas.com/Suwandi)
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he Bogor Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) has removed dozens of saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) from a breeding pond in Cianjur regency, West Java, including several that had escaped the walled facility and entered a residential area earlier this month.
The agency’s personnel used heavy equipment on Wednesday to remove the crocodiles, each measuring around 5 meters long and weighing around 300 kilograms, and place them into wooden shipping crates for relocation.
Bogor BKSDA head Diah Qurani Kristina said the operation was hindered by the high level of water in the breeding pond.
“We will evacuate [the crocodiles] in stages. We plan to relocate them to another enclosure in South Sumatra,” Diah said on Wednesday, as quoted by Tempo.co.
She said a local resident had originally handed the crocodiles over to the agency in 2018.
“But we have limited space in our enclosure, so we placed them in this [breeding pond],” Diah said.
The agency has removed 28 out of 80 total crocodiles from the breeding pond and will continue the operation until all of the reptiles have been removed.
