Founded in 1964, Long Kuan Hung is Singapore's last remaining crocodile farm, home to over 13,000 crocodiles. It offers guided tours, feeding shows and crocodile-based products.
In the early 2000s, Singapore emerged as a key hub for trade and processing, housing one of the largest tanneries in the world.The majority of crocodile skins imported were re-exported to other countries for final production or manufacturing. This industry has sustained its profitability for several decades.
Singapore was the third largest player in the world for the export and import of crocodile skins in 2000. By 2018, Singapore became the largest importer of reptile skins from Africa, accounting for 60% of all reptile skins exported from Africa to Asia. This totaled 933,583 skins out of 1.6 million, primarily consisting of Nile crocodiles.
As of 2023, Long Kuan Hung Crocodile Farm is the last remaining crocodile farm in Singapore. Established in 1977, the farm houses over 14,000 crocodiles at various life stages and was the first in Southeast Asia to receive CITES accreditation, allowing for the sale and trade of second-generation crocodiles bred on-site. The facility includes breeding ponds, pens, and an incubation room for hatchlings. Additionally, Long Kuan Hung operates an AVA-accredited crocodile slaughterhouse, enabling the farming and processing of crocodile products on-site. The farm is located in Lim Chu Kang Agrotech Park, having relocated from its original site in Seletar Hills during the 1980s. Each year, the farm produces over 3,000 saltwater crocodile hatchlings, of which a select number are retained for breeding, while the rest are slaughtered at five years old for their meat and skins, yielding approximately 1,600 skins annually.
