News Forum - Phuket officials keeping an eye out for crocodile, possibly a water monitor lizard

[Thaiger]

Phuket sandboxers have 1 more thing to keep track of as a crocodile may still be on the loose. Officials from the Sirinat National Park are still on the lookout for a crocodile in the region after a search yesterday did not uncover the scaly reptile. Officials speculate that the crocodile may actually be a water monitor lizard. Park officials were assisted in their search by a team from the Phuket Fisheries Office. The crocodile was last reported seen in Koh Kata, on the northern tip of Layan Beach. The combined forces searched from 2:30pm until 4:30pm but did not […]

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[DoUKnowWhoIAm]

"Back in July, Si Racha residents were warned of the presence of baby crocodiles in a local lagoon. The month before that, crocodiles escaped from a farm in Trat."

 

And? The same croc family moved to Phuket?

[Alavan]

1 hour ago, DoUKnowWhoIAm said:

"Back in July, Si Racha residents were warned of the presence of baby crocodiles in a local lagoon. The month before that, crocodiles escaped from a farm in Trat."

And? The same croc family moved to Phuket?

They moved to the sandbox.

[gummy]

They should mount  a search for that croc soon, and make it snappy 

[Bluesofa]

14 hours ago, Thaiger said:

Phuket sandboxers have 1 more thing to keep track of as a crocodile may still be on the loose.

Warning: Grammar Police complaint ahead.
Since when do you write the digit '1' in the middle of text as above?

I followed the link to The Phuket News. It's not copied verbatim.

[MrStretch]

54 minutes ago, Bluesofa said:

Warning: Grammar Police complaint ahead.
Since when do you write the digit '1' in the middle of text as above?

A "good" journalism outlet doesn't.  Most won't use the numeral with a number below 50, others choose 100.