Meet 'Fingers', the 3.3-metre saltwater crocodile caught at Western Australia's Cable Beach
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Meet 'Fingers', the 3.3-metre saltwater crocodile caught at Western Australia's Cable Beach

ABC  

In short: A 3.3 saltwater crocodile named Fingers has been relocated to the Malcolm Douglas Crocodile Park in Broome. A 3.3 saltwater crocodile named Fingers has been relocated to the Malcolm Douglas Crocodile Park in Broome. Parks and Wildlife rangers caught the "teenage" crocodile on Tuesday, following a sighting about 1.5 kilometres north of the rocks at Cable Beach, and relocated him to Broome's Malcolm Douglas Crocodile Park. Mr Bennett said Fingers was captured and taken to the Malcolm Douglas Crocodile Park rather than moved on by rangers because he was found within the Crocodile Risk Mitigation Area within the Yawuru Conservation Park.

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Hunt for two-metre saltwater crocodile puts WA tourist town on edge
2 months, 1 week ago

Hunt for two-metre saltwater crocodile puts WA tourist town on edge

ABC  

The hunt for a "problem" saltwater crocodile in one of Western Australia's most popular tourist towns has residents calling for stronger action against the reptiles. Local wildlife authorities confirmed the sighting of a two-metre crocodile in the canals of the Exmouth Marina, more than 1,200 kilometres north of Perth, late last week. Exmouth Shire President Matthew Nikkula said Parks and …

Australian snorkeller survives crocodile attack by ‘levering its jaws’ off his head
1 year, 6 months ago

Australian snorkeller survives crocodile attack by ‘levering its jaws’ off his head

The Independent  

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A saltwater crocodile has been spotted walking in a carpark in the Kakadu National Park
3 years, 10 months ago

A saltwater crocodile has been spotted walking in a carpark in the Kakadu National Park

Daily Mail  

The incredible moment a saltwater crocodile casually walks through a car park in a national park has been caught on camera. Tradesman Dayne Kopp was pulling into the car park in the remote Kakadu National Park on Tuesday morning, when he spotted a feral pig, closely followed by a saltwater crocodile. Local tradesman Dayne Kopp first saw a feral pig …

Three-metre saltwater crocodile breaks into a suburban backyard
4 years, 2 months ago

Three-metre saltwater crocodile breaks into a suburban backyard

Daily Mail  

A three-metre saltwater crocodile has been caught crawling under fences and breaking into suburban backyards before devouring a stray dog. Though he initially assumed it was a smaller crocodile, Mr Newtown arrived to find the beast frantically trying to escape the scene of excited children and dogs under a wire fence, the NT News reported. Mr Newtown arrived to find …

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