Wetland destruction for mining, oil palm tied to crocodile attacks in Indonesia

Mongabay
Apr 23, 2026, 10:01 am180 ptsTrendingTop
BANGKA, Indonesia — Residents of a centuries-old coastal settlement in the world’s largest tin-mining outpost — Bangka Island — fear that the environmental damage over just a few decades is behind a frightening rise in reports of violent deaths. In February, local fisher Jauhari became the latest person…

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