Fatal crocodile attacks in Indonesia put spotlight on habitat destruction

Fatal crocodile attacks in Indonesia put spotlight on habitat destructionLogging and other deforestation activities have led to an increased likelihood of human-wildlife conflicts4-MIN READ4-MIN0ListenPublished: 8:00am, 5 Jun 2026Updated: 10:07am, 5 Jun 2026The recent deaths of two men from crocodile attacks in North Sumatra have put a spotlight on Indonesia’s record as the country with the world’s highest number of such killings annually, raising questions over whether habitat destruction is pushing people and wildlife into increasingly dangerous contact.Environmental groups said the deaths reflected a wider pattern across the archipelago, where logging, plantations and other land-use changes had destabilised ecosystems.The first incident was on April 27 in Ture Zoulihe in North Nias Regency, where a crocodile attacked a man who was reportedly fishing with his friends.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x