A giant saltwater crocodile weighing more than a tonne was captured on September 3, 2011 in a
remote Philippine village following a spate of attacks on humans and
livestock, officials said Tuesday. The 21-foot (6.4-metre),
1,075-kilogramme (2,370-pound) reptile may have eaten a farmer who went
missing in July, along with several water buffaloes in the southern town
of Bunawan.
In November of 2011, Australian crocodile expert Dr. Adam Britton of National Geographic
sedated and measured Lolong in his enclosure and confirmed Lolong as
the world's longest crocodile ever caught and placed in captivity.
Bunawan has made the giant beast the centerpiece of an ecotourism park for
species found in the marshlands near the township. Mayor Elorde said,
“We will take care of this crocodile because this will boost our tourism
and we know it can help in terms of town’s income and jobs to our
village communities.”
Lolong is now kept in an enclosure in the Bunawan Ecopark and
Wildlife Reservation Center in Barangay Consuelo located 8 km out of
town. People from nearby towns are now trooping to Lolong’s eco-park
after thePalawan
Wildlife and Conservation Center finally gave a go signal to open it to
the public on September 17. The Bunawan Municipal Council recently
passed an ordinance regulating and imposing fees on gate entrance,
parking and other fees at the eco-park where the celebrity giant
crocodile now resides in captivity.
Although the eco-park has a twenty-peso entrance fee for adults and
less for the children, these proceeds will be used for Lolong’s food and
the maintenance of the eco-park itself.
The Bunawan Eco-Park is also incurring expenses to maintain
electricity, maintenance and other incidental expenses like installation
of CCTV cameras. According to Bunawan town Mayor Edwin Elorde, as of
October 26th, 2011, the celebrity crocodile has already earned nearly
half million pesos in donations, entrance fees, and parking fees, with a
daily income of about P10,000 that month
hey friend this is not a Grphics & so on,its not fake too,y not in some "Nat geo" "Crocodile hunters" Also they spoke & investigate abt this species ,they also Show those breeds of crocodiles...!.I think you forget to see that one...!.
Fancy graphic... but all wrongly made! thats not how a 6.4 m crocodile looks like to a 1.7m man, thats "only" a 4.5 m croc next to a 1.7m man
ReplyDeletehey friend this is not a Grphics & so on,its not fake too,y not in some "Nat geo" "Crocodile hunters" Also they spoke & investigate abt this species ,they also Show those breeds of crocodiles...!.I think you forget to see that one...!.
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