Crocodiles
Crocodile hunter bonded with the biggest specimen in captivity
The more Craig understood the ways of the crocodile, the less he wanted to kill them.
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Animal attacks
There are too many crocs in Australia. Time to unleash the hunters
Other countries successfully manage safari-style hunting of dangerous animals such as crocodiles. Why not Australia?
- by Brad Emery
When crocodiles attack: Why people become prey
Crocodiles were almost wiped out but have rebounded since protections were introduced in the 1970s. How common are crocodile attacks and how many people are killed?
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Crocodile spotted at Crocodile Bend in Cooktown
Social media videos show a large crocodile in the river where a NSW man went missing.
Mega-spiders, crocs and a wild bull. Maybe this wasn’t such a good idea
We were too old to trek into the Kimberley, but we did anyway. And I’d do it again in a heartbeat.
- by Anson Cameron
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Asylum seekers
These men watched a croc kill their friend. Australia doesn’t know, and he’s not the first
Faced with diminished fish stocks and what they say are outdated Australian government policies, Indonesian fishermen are risking everything.
- by Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa
Teenager dies in suspected crocodile attack on island in Torres Strait
A teenager has died after a suspected crocodile attack on an island in the Torres Strait.
- by Savannah Meacham and Laine Clark
Magazine
Good Weekend
The February 3 Edition
Man vs croc: wrestling a conservation dilemma | The Jewish orphan turned Nazi mascot | Rebecca F. Kuang and the story behind her bestselling novel Yellowface
‘Maybe we could put 100 crocs in a city park’: A conservation issue gets snappy
Booming saltwater crocodile numbers have led to calls to separate the predators from people – and new dilemmas.
- by Frank Robson
Crocodile attack leaves nine-year-old boy in critical condition
The young boy was airlifted to Royal Darwin Hospital in a critical but stable condition.
- by Neve Brissenden
Search for crocodile that leapt into tinnie with ‘jaws wide open’
Queensland wildlife officers are searching for a large crocodile that reportedly jumped into a fisherman’s tinnie near Mackay.
- by Sean Parnell