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Residents of Palu, Central Sulawesi Province, Indonesia were finally able to remove a used tire stuck in a wild crocodile's neck for six years. Luckily, the 13-foot beast didn't grow big enough to eventually choke on the rubber.
World News - PALU, INDONESIA (AFP, REUTERS) - A wild crocodile which has swum around with a motorcycle tyre stuck around its neck for six years has finally been freed by an animal lover on the island of Sulawesi, Indonesian officials and residents said on Tuesday (Feb... Read more at www.tnp.sg
PALU, Indonesia: A wild crocodile in Indonesia who was trapped in a tire for more than five years has been rescued, freed from its rubber vice and released back into the wild, officials and residents said Tuesday. Conservation workers have been trying to lure the stricken saltwater crocodile from a river since 2016 after residents of Palu city on Sulawesi island spotted the
An Indonesian crocodile stuck in a tyre for more than five years has been rescued, freed from the rubber vice, and released in the wild, officials and residents said Tuesday. In 2016 residents of Palu city on Sulawesi island spotted the saltwater crocodile with a motorbike tyre around its neck, prompting conservation workers to try to lure it from a river. But late on Monday, a local resident rescued the 5.2m (17ft) long reptile from its tight grasp. The reptile had usually been spotted sunbathing in the Palu River on Central Sulawesi.
A crocodile in Indonesia who was trapped in a tyre for more than five years has been rescued and released back into the wild.