SINGAPORE – The National Parks Board (NParks) is advising the public to be careful near the water’s edge in the Keppel Bay area after a crocodile was spotted there on April 29.
In a media reply, NParks’ group director of wildlife management How Choon Beng said the agency is monitoring the situation and has put up warning signs in the area.
NParks has also informed relevant stakeholders to exercise caution when planning any water activities, he added.
The animal is likely to be an estuarine crocodile, which is a species known to inhabit both the Straits of Johor and the Singapore Strait, added Mr How.
An advisory sent by the management of Reflections at Keppel Bay condominium to its residents on April 30 said a crocodile had been spotted near the marina that evening.
