SINGAPORE: A large crocodile recently sighted on a beach at Marina East Drive has been captured and will be put down for the public's safety, said the National Parks Board (NParks).
Responding to CNA's queries on Thursday , NParks said it received reports of the nearly 3m-long saltwater crocodile on Tuesday.
When asked why NParks chose to put down the reptile instead of relocating it, NParks' director of wildlife management and outreach How Choon Beng said there is"a risk of the crocodile returning to the location where it was captured". But Mr How noted that crocodile was a"smaller specimen that was assessed to be of a lesser risk to public safety".
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