Crocodile remains trapped in motorcycle tire 'necklace' after years' rescue efforts
A wild crocodile, first seen with a used motorcycle tire stuck around its neck in 2016, was spotted again in the Palu River in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi Province, December 7, 2020. /VCG

A wild crocodile, first seen with a used motorcycle tire stuck around its neck in 2016, was spotted again in the Palu River in Indonesia's Central Sulawesi Province, December 7, 2020. /VCG

Despite international attention and the involvement of several celebrity wildlife experts, the Siamese crocodile has not yet been saved. Earlier this year, the Indonesian government offered a reward for anyone who could free the giant reptile but later canceled it when no one volunteered for the task. /VCG

Despite international attention and the involvement of several celebrity wildlife experts, the Siamese crocodile has not yet been saved. Earlier this year, the Indonesian government offered a reward for anyone who could free the giant reptile but later canceled it when no one volunteered for the task. /VCG

The crocodile is about four meters long now and still appears from time to time with the unwanted necklace. Conservationists fear the crocodile is being slowly strangled. /VCG

The crocodile is about four meters long now and still appears from time to time with the unwanted necklace. Conservationists fear the crocodile is being slowly strangled. /VCG