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National 6 years ago
One croc wrangler returns to Australia but rescue efforts, crowdfunding still under way in Palu
The crocodile, regularly spotted swimming in the Palu River, had been trapped in a used motorcycle tire for years and has foiled successive attempts to free it, including a recent rescue contest held by the Central Sulawesi Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA).
National 6 years ago
‘We are up to plan D or E’: Australian rescuers still have no luck catching crocodile
With the help of a rescue team from the Central Sulawesi Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA Central Sulawesi), the two Australians were able to track the animal twice as it appeared on a sand dune at the river mouth.
National 6 years ago
Choked Palu crocodile not yet lured into rescuers’ trap
A trap set by a rescue team was floating in the Palu River in Central Sulawesi on Wednesday, yet the 4-meter-long crocodile with a tire stuck around its neck was nowhere to be seen. Only a medium-sized crocodile was swimming freely around the trap.
National 6 years ago
Australian presenter Matt Wright to help Palu crocodile stuck in tire for years
Australian presenter Matthew Nicolas Wright together with his fellow crocodile observer Chris Wilson have officially joined the Central Sulawesi Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA Central Sulawesi) to assist in the rescue of a wild crocodile that has had a motorcycle tire stuck around its neck for years in the Palu River.
National 6 years ago
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Indonesia to build tsunami wall in Palu. Observers say it won't work
As Palu and its surrounding areas are rebuilding themselves brick by brick, the government has hatched a plan to build a seawall along the beaches facing the bay, intended as protection against incoming tsunami waves.
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