Lolong crocodile made 'Ambassador' for conservation program

The Philippine government has decided to choose the world's largest captive crocodile, Lolong, as an 'Ambassador' for the country's crocodile conservation program.

Lolong crocodile

Antara news agency cited sources from Manila, said Philippine Environment Minister Ramon Paje, when announcing the decision on July 31, stressed that wild crocodiles should not be hunted indiscriminately for the purpose of taking Its meat or skin, because this can be achieved by crocodile farms.

Crocodile in the wild needs to be protected because it maintains the natural ecosystem balance between predators and their prey.

The Guinness Book of Records recognizes Lolong as a crocodile living in the world's largest captivity.

Lolong is a saltwater crocodile, captured in September 2011 at the Magsagangsang River in Bunawan, southern Philippines, after it attacked grazing herds and killed a 12-year-old girl in Lake Mihaba in 2009. , currently in captivity at the Bunawan Eco Park and Research Center in Consuelo Village, in Bunawan Town, Agusan del Sur Province, southern Philippines.

When the Lolong crocodile is trapped, more than 100 people use the cable and the crane can put it on the car, because it has a length of 6.17m, weighs more than 1 ton, surpassing the record of the largest crocodile before was arrested in Australia as Cassius Clay, weighed less than 1 ton, 5.48m long.