BKSDA Will Evacuate Crocodiles In Janti Village, Kediri

KEDIRI - East Java Natural Resources Conservation Center in Banyakan, Kediri Regency, evacuated crocodiles from the river in Janti Village, Wates District.

"We will evacuate. Tonight we are heading to the target (the location for catching crocodiles in Janti Village, Wates District, Kediri Regency)," said Head of the Conservation Resort Region I Kediri, East Java Natural Resources Conservation Center in Banyakan, Kediri Regency, David Fathur Rohman, as quoted by Antara. Between, Wednesday, March 23.

David has not explained the details related to the condition of the crocodile. However, now the crocodile has been secured and immediately taken to the BKSDA headquarters for treatment.

His party explained that the crocodile should have been in a lake, swamp or Brantas River, but the crocodile turned out to be in the Janti Village River, Wates District, Kediri Regency.

The team has also set a trap to catch him. BKSDA did secure the crocodile, so it was safe and the people around the river were also safe.

Crocodile continued David will usually come out in the morning and evening to look for food. Meanwhile, during the day usually only sunbathing.

"The characteristics are like that. If we have caught it, we will secure it, we will take care of it at the office. There is a cage as a larger transit and we will release it to its actual habitat, not here (the river in Janti Village, Wates District, Kediri Regency)," said he.

The head of Janti Hamlet, Surdino, said the crocodile was known from reports of residents fishing in the river. Some anglers claim to have seen crocodile sightings in the river.

Finally, the incident was reported to the BKSDA in the hope of being evacuated.

"We reported it to the BKSDA. From the residents, the size of the crocodile was about 1.5 meters and its activities were seen when people were sunbathing," said Surdino.

Previously, the BKSDA had also succeeded in evacuating a 50-centimeter calf in a tributary of the Brantas River, to be precise in Dermo Village, Kediri City.

However, the BKSDA in Banyakan, Kediri Regency, revealed that this was not the first time this finding was made. Since 2020, there have been three reports. As a result, two crocodile calves were successfully evacuated, while the other fled.