Crocodile shot dead after complaints lodged


KOTA KINABALU: Wildlife authorities shot dead a 2.4m-long crocodile that had become a cause for concern among residents in a village in Sabah’s Sandakan east coast district.

Residents, particularly fishermen, had reported the reptile’s presence at Kampung Sungai Daling to the Wildlife Department.

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