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TheIndonesia.id - After years of effort trying to remove a tire stuck around a crocodile’s neck in Palu River, Central Sulawesi, locals were finally able to evacuate the giant reptile on Monday, February 7.
A 35-year-old man named Hili became the protagonist in the story when he successfully trapped the crocodile using rope, bamboo, and chicken as bait.
“I have been preparing the capture for a couple of weeks,” Hili said as reported by Suara.com.
According to the Palu local, he was able to evacuate the crocodile at around 6.30 p.m. Central Indonesia Time (WITA), and as soon as he caught it, about 50 people helped him to get the reptile to the ground.
Locals used saw to cut the tire, and after it was safely removed, the reptile was released to its habitat.
The poor crocodile first went viral in 2016 on social media. Since then, numerous efforts habe been made to help it, including the one involving Australian wildlife expert Matt Wright.
Not the First Evacuation Attempt
In 2020, Central Sulawesi and East Nusa Tenggara Natural Resources Conservation Agencies (BKSDA) established an evacuation team alongside Wright. The team was close to catch the animal by using harpoon, but it fled with buoy from the harpoon still stuck to it.
The team tried to chase the crocodile for almost an hour, but to no avail.
At the time, Wright said the failure wouldn’t stop the team to continue evacuation effort.
The next attempt by the team involved the use of drone. A chicken and a buoy was attached to the device as bait, and it was directed to reach the target.
“With the drone, I expect the crocodile to eat the bait. Then, we will follow the buoy with our boats,” Wright said.
However, the operation wasn’t a success. It was followed up with the team going along Palu River on rubber boat, and attempt to catch it with a net. All ended up being unsuccessful.
According to the team, there were a number of factors that contributed to the failure, including the wide body of water and the massive number of locals who came to see the evacuation process that went for almost a week.
