Queensland proposal to remove more large crocodiles could raise risk of attacks, experts warn

Queensland proposal to remove more large crocodiles could raise risk of attacks, experts warn

Critics of a proposal to remove more large crocodiles from Queensland’s populated far north coast say the move will result in a “silent cull” and could actually put more people at risk of attack. The Queensland government said crocodile numbers had been slowly rising and it was conducting modelling to see what impact taking more […]

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Swine dining: crocodiles are thriving in the NT and it could be because of feral pigs

Swine dining: crocodiles are thriving in the NT and it could be because of feral pigs

The exponential increase in saltwater crocodile populations in the Northern Territory in recent decades may be partly a result of them preying on feral pigs, new research suggests. Scientists who have analysed the diets of saltwater crocodiles in the Territory believe the reptiles have shifted from marine prey to predominantly terrestrial food sources in the […]

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