The giant saltwater crocodile caught in southern Palawan this week has been named Singko and confirmed as the killer of a fisherman. The reptile was today (Wednesday, December 5) said to be 100 per cent the “accidental attacker” of Cornelio Bonete, who was killed on Balabac last Wednesday. Salvador Guion, crocodile hunter with the Palawan… Full Story »
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Enormous saltwater crocodile caught on Palawan after fisherman killed
Wildlife experts hunting for a saltwater crocodile that killed a fisherman in southern Palawan have captured a 15.6 foot long croc. It has not been confirmed whether the enormous reptile caught on Balabac Island today (Saturday, December 1) is the same croc that killed a fisherman on Wednesday. Either way, the apex predator will be… Full Story »
Hunt launched for man-eating crocodile that killed Palawan fisherman
A search is on to track down a man-eating saltwater crocodile that killed a fisherman on Balabac Island, in southernmost Palawan. A joint team of the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) and the Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center (PWRCC) headed to the island today (Friday, November 30). PCSD spokesman Jovic Fabello said: “The… Full Story »
Body of dugong — or seacow — discovered washed ashore in Palawan
The body of a female dugong — an aquatic mammal also known as a seacow — has been found washed up in a remote village on Palawan. The carcass, which was 10 feet long and estimated to weigh half a ton, was discovered on a sandbar by fisherman Miguelito Tunga in Barangay Babuyan, north of… Full Story »
Enormous saltwater crocodile captured on Tawi-Tawi Island
An enormous 17-foot saltwater crocodile was captured by fishermen on Tawi-Tawi Island this morning (Friday, September 8). The saltwater crocodile was first spotted by fishermen on Thursday afternoon. According to Ruben Balcorza, of the Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office of Simunul, a fisherman who saw the crocodile mistook it for a wooden log. When… Full Story »
