Ban lifted, swimmers return to bathe with Palau's golden jellyfish

KOROR, Palau - Swimming with the famous golden jellyfish in Palau can be put back on the bucket list following a two-year ban, but bathers may be stung with a hefty price increase for the pleasure.

The government ordered the famed Ongeim'l Tketau Jellyfish Lake closed to swimmers in 2016 because of dwindling numbers of the unique creature - blamed on warming waters, and some suspicion that sunscreen may also have contributed.

The conservation ban, however, proved costly for tour operators with the loss of Palau's most popular attraction contributing to a slump in tourist numbers.