Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center (Crocodile Farm)

Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center

Entrance Fee: PHP40
Visiting Hours: Mondays to Fridays 1:30-5:00 PM ; Saturdays 9AM to 5PM
Location: Brgy. Irawan
How to get there: Along Malvar Street inside the city proper, one can take a tricycle or a jeepney bound for Irawan where the center is located.

The Palawan Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Center (Formerly known as Crocodile Farming Insitute was the first, and so far the only crocodile breeding farm in the Philippines registered with the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) of Wild Fauna and Flora.

It features a crocodile farm, a veterinary care facility specializing in caring for sick and injured crocodiles. Apart from that, they feature a mini-zoo with various species endemic to Palawan.

An exhibit area that displays crocodile skin and huge crocodile skeleton encased in a glass chest.

Hatching room where newly born baby crocodiles are kept in a several basins. Young crocs are raised here up to adulthood. We were told that their skins are being sold to produce high quality bags.

The crocodiles that are more than five feet in length are kept outside in an open pond.

They also have a small wildlife park at the back of the facility. Monkeys, birds, and other animals roam the zoo grounds freely. Some endangered endemic species can be seen here.