Crocodiles
‘Too big to handle’: Queensland man survives crocodile attack by prising jaws off his head
Marcus McGowan was attacked 40km off the Cape York coast on Saturday with an expert stating the croc likely ‘realised it grabbed something too big to handle’
Rafqa Touma
30, May, 2023 @7:36 AM
Steve Irwin’s father leads push to stop would-be influencers entering crocodile habitat
Bob Irwin calls on Queensland state government to introduce new offences for those who disturb the reptiles across the state
Jordyn Beazley
05, Apr, 2023 @3:00 PM
Man frees himself from jaws of crocodile in attack at Queensland river
Large crocodile bit the man’s leg and dragged his dog into the Bloomfield River at Ayton, 50km south of Cooktown, government says
Natasha May
23, Feb, 2023 @5:24 AM
What a crock: second Stradbroke Island crocodile sighting confirmed as dugong
After hours of debate among locals, Queensland’s acting premier Steven Miles declared that rangers had spoken
Eden Gillespie
20, Jan, 2023 @5:54 AM
‘Exceptionally rare’: reported crocodile sighting in south-east Queensland sparks investigation
Visitors urged to stay away from Myora Springs on Minjerribah, also known as North Stradbroke Island
Eden Gillespie and Australian Associated Press
18, Jan, 2023 @5:25 AM
Crocodile dies after chewing on electric wire after being ‘attracted’ to it
The 10-year-old male Cuban crocodile at the Smithsonian zoo in Washington probably bit on electrical equipment in its enclosure
Samira Asma-Sadeque
26, Dec, 2022 @6:12 PM
A day at the beach: ‘I’ve had many crocodile encounters over the years but none as close’
Visiting a billabong for a Sunday afternoon fishing session, Northern Territory MLA Bill Yan found himself stranded up a tree with a giant reptile glaring at him
As told to Nannette Holliday
18, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM
From crocs to court: how Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright came to face charges relating to fatal helicopter crash
Tour operator and pilot turned TV personality denies perverting the course of justice and destroying evidence after February crash that killed colleague Chris Wilson
Tory Shepherd
02, Dec, 2022 @2:00 PM
Crocs v cane toads: can crocodiles in Western Australia be taught to avoid the toxic intruder?
Researchers are lacing corpses of the amphibian with nausea-inducing chemicals to train freshwater crocs not to eat them
Rafqa Touma
24, Sep, 2022 @8:00 PM
Queensland proposal to remove more large crocodiles could raise risk of attacks, experts warn
Almost 8,000 people have so far signed a petition against the proposal which has been described as a ‘silent cull’
Graham Readfearn
03, Sep, 2022 @8:00 PM
One in five reptiles faces extinction in what would be a ‘devastating’ blow
Largest analysis to date on the state of the world’s reptiles warns of threat to ecosystems as more than 1,800 species fight to survive
Graeme Green
27, Apr, 2022 @3:00 PM
Swine dining: crocodiles are thriving in the NT and it could be because of feral pigs
Scientists believe the reptiles have shifted from marine prey towards land-based food sources in the Territory, helping to boost numbers
Donna Lu
26, Apr, 2022 @11:01 PM
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