Phuket warns of action against croc breeders

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Phuket warns of action against croc breeders

By SALINEE PRAB 
THE NATION 

 

Yanui is now under care of the Phuket Coastal Fisheries Research and Development Centre.

 

THE PHUKET GOVERNOR has threatened to take legal action against crocodile owners who fail to register their animals with the authorities by August 10.

 

Narapat Plodthong pointed out that only five owners had registered since the order went out amid the hunt for a crocodile on the loose among on the beaches and coastal waters of Phuket.

 

Narapat said legal action would be taken against those failing to report by the given deadline. The province has also instructed community heads to report any suspicious purchases of items such as fresh chicken carcasses and fish bones that could be used to feed captive crocodiles. 

 

Yanui is now under care of the Phuket Coastal Fisheries Research and Development Centre.

 

In return for such information aiding in the crackdown of illegal crocodile farms in the province, they would be rewarded, he said.

The governor’s threat followed the latest capture of a roaming croc, a one-and-a-half-metre specimen nabbed near Koh Kata off Layan Beach more than a week after it was first seen swimming close to Yanui Beach in the Rawai area. 

 

The crocodile was netted early Sunday morning by a professional croc-hunting team from Surat Thani and a local fisherman, who snared it in a fishing net. 

 

The animal was taken to the Phuket Coastal Fisheries Research and Development Centre in Pa Khlok.

 

Officials said its DNA would be checked to establish its breed, but their initial guess was that it was a saltwater crocodile kept in captivity. The presence of lichen on its skin suggested it had been raised in a pen built of moist cement blocks. 

 

Narapat said the Fisheries Department would be contacted to help determine more about its background.It would then be relocated to a suitable habitat, he said.

 

A much larger crocodile given the name “Laypang” (Beast) was caught last August in an inland lake in the same area after being sighted swimming offshore.

 

Lessons learned from these incidents need to be taken seriously, said Narapat, including the need to locate captive crocodiles and prevent their escape, and to locate escaped crocs quickly. 

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30351030

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-07-30

[Stargeezr]

Not owning or raising a croc would take some common sense and I wonder

just how common that is?

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‘Yanui’ the crocodile is probably from a crocodile farm

By Kritsada Mueanhawong

 

 

Experts believe that ‘Yanui’, the crocodile caught yesterday off Layan Beach, is not from the wild. The crocodile tried to return to land several times during its 12 days swimming in the sea along the west coast of Phuket, prompting croc experts to think it has been raised in captivity.

 

Expert says that Yanui is a female crocodile which was measured to be 2.5 metres and weighs about 150 kilograms (during the eleven day pursuit the reptile was variously reported to be anywhere from 1.2 to 3 metres in length – now we know!). No microchip was found on her so it’s believed that the crocodile hasn’t been registered, then abandoned or escaped.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/yanui-the-crocodile-is-probably-from-a-crocodile-farm

 

-- © Copyright The Thaiger 2018-07-30

[trainman34014]

Another 'Instruction' that will be completely ignored !

[BEngBKK]

We just have to learn to accept "soi crocodiles", like vi have to accept "soi dogs".......

[upu2]

Why would you want a croc? Maybe I guess for a handbag but seriously they are not the kind of creatures that anyone can refer to as cuddly are they, more like psychotic in that they will eat just about anything they can get their teeth into

[jaiyen]

2 hours ago, upu2 said:

Why would you want a croc? Maybe I guess for a handbag but seriously they are not the kind of creatures that anyone can refer to as cuddly are they, more like psychotic in that they will eat just about anything they can get their teeth into

Croc meat is sold to Japan for huge money and the skin goes for fashion items and shoes. Farms here in Oz make big money

[wallwallyau]

3 minutes ago, jaiyen said:

Croc meat is sold to Japan for huge money and the skin goes for fashion items and shoes. Farms here in Oz make big money

Also, Croc meat is aslo sold to China since there are some Chinese medicine's receipt which use croc meat to cure respiratory illnesses like asthma.

Many Chinese tourist bring dried meat back to China.

[toofarnorth]

You could make about 30 pairs of croc skin crocs  out of that croc.  Sorry , what a croc of BS.

[upu2]

3 hours ago, jaiyen said:

Croc meat is sold to Japan for huge money and the skin goes for fashion items and shoes. Farms here in Oz make big money

True but why would an individual want to keep a croc?

[sebastion]

True but why would an individual want to keep a croc?

It's just a deflection. They have to pretend to care about the community.
I think it's quite obvious where it came from. This isn't a isolated case but it only picked up traction once spotted in the tourist zones.
A baby one was found in Soi Parlai a couple months ago and we know what else resides in that Soi.
An overcrowded source right there.

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[Mad mick]

14 hours ago, wallwallyau said:

Also, Croc meat is aslo sold to China since there are some Chinese medicine's receipt which use croc meat to cure respiratory illnesses like asthma.

Many Chinese tourist bring dried meat back to China.

nothing like a bit of croc meat can buy in aussie at most supermarkets and roo  tasty