Escape of 105 crocodiles sparks calls to close Indonesian reptile farm One of the escaped crocodiles is still at large, sparking fears among locals.
The incident took place last month when the crocodiles escaped from the facility, managed by PT Perkasa Jagat Karunia, on 13 January when the island faced torrential downpour, causing parts of its fences around a breeding pond to collapse.
Authorities in Indonesia have called for closing down a crocodile farm on an island in Batam city after 105 reptiles escaped from the premises last month.
We want the company to keep searching for the remaining crocodiles and to verify the total number of escaped and captured reptiles," Mr Iman said.
“We want the farm shut down,” Iman Sutiawan, the speaker of Riau Islands Legislative Council said, reported The Jakarta Post.
