When there are sightings of crocodiles in Singapore, the National Parks Board will first assess if there is an immediate threat to public safety.
In the case of the sighting at Marina East Drive, the nearly 3m-long saltwater crocodile was spotted around 2km away from East Coast Park. This is about a 10-minute swim for a crocodile moving at stealth in the waters, said Mr Tan. In 2021, a 1.53m-long juvenile crocodile that was seen swimming in a canal near Fort Road was later relocated to the reserve.
Mr Tan noted that NParks had also reached out to the Mandai Wildlife Group, which shared that multiple factors are considered in zoo population management and planning. Other measures have also been put in place to mitigate the risks to public safety from Singapore’s wild crocodile population, said Mr Tan.
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