Uneasy Residents, Crocodile Search In Kemingking Village In Jambi Even Stopped

Crocodile search by residents in Jambi/Photo: Antara

JAMBI - The search for crocodiles or crocodylus that roams and appears in the river flow and has disturbed the residents of Kemingking Dalam Village, Tamanrajo District, Muarojambi Regency, Jambi, has been stopped. Daya Alam (BKSDA) Jambi together with members of the Police and residents did not find any crocodiles that appeared in the river. "That's why the search was stopped," said Head of the Tamanrajo sub-sector Ipda Nurhadi, in Jambi Tuesday, May 17. Kemingking Dalam is temporarily suspended and if there are reports of the crocodile's reappearance, then another search will be carried out. "Because the crocodile was nowhere to be seen and the search was not found for two days, it was stopped," said Nurhadi, quoted by Antara. around the Kemingking River flow to always be careful and be aware of the appearance of crocodiles. For the time being, do not carry out any activities on the banks of the Kemingking Dalam River, however, traps are still being set in places suspected of being hiding places for the crocodiles. with the appearance of crocodiles in the river in their village. The appearance of the deadly predator was captured by residents with a cellphone camera.

In the video, a crocodile, estimated to be two meters long, is seen sunbathing on the riverbank. According to residents, more than one crocodile often appears in their village, but in the video circulating it is a cub while the mother often appears and basks. "The crocodile appeared on a hot day and was sunbathing and what we saw was roughly It's about two meters long and the mother has a jugo," said Azhan, a resident of Kemingking Dalam Village. "As for now, he's climbing up the river bank, so it's been troubling us."