CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga — Regarded to be extinct in Pampanga, a crocodile (dapu in Kapampangan) was reported on Saturday (Aug. 1) to have been “safely rescued” in the northern part of the province. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) described the animal to be a “15-year-old female saltwater crocodile (𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘥𝘺𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘴).” In a report, the DENR said a concerned citizen reported its presence in Barangay San Agustin in Magalang town. READ: Children discover, protect critically endangered endemic crocodile nest This crocodile was not found in the brackish water of coastal Pampanga like in Sasmuan town where […]...Keep on reading: Crocodile thought extinct in Pampanga found, rescued