Croc rescue still underway in Sulawesi

After a five-day cat-and-mouse game with a crocodile in Central Sulawesi to no avail, Australian crocodile observer Chris Wilson – who had assisted in local rescue efforts alongside fellow expert Matthew Nicolas Wright – decided to bow out and return to his home country.

The crocodile, often seen in the Palu River, has had a used tyre stuck around its neck for years and has foiled repeated attempts to remove the tyre, including a recent rescue contest held by the Central Sulawesi Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA Central Sulawesi).