Wildlife Rangers Capture Dog-Eating Crocodile In Daly River

Wildlife rangers captured a large crocodile known to have stalked people in the remote areas of Daly River. The big reptile has also been reported to have eaten dogs.

The crocodile was 4.3 metres in length, according to Northern Territory senior wildlife ranger Tom Nichols, in a report from ABC. The croc was also said to be larger, but a portion of its tail, about 50 centimetres, was missing.

The animal was caught near a boat ramp in Mango Farm. Local police have set a trap on the river on Friday, May 1, as the Daly community complained of missing dogs. Nichols said that the croc was caught late on Sunday, with the crocodile management team arriving at the scene the following day.

The Examiner reports that the team gave drugs to sedate the croc, which was then removed from the trap and hauled into an open trailer. The team made a stop along Adelaide River to wet the croc.

Crocodile sightings and trappings in Daly River is not an uncommon occurrence. Nichols said that it was the 58th croc captured in the area. According to Nichols, removal of crocodiles from the Daly River is an ongoing task since the river has a “high density” of the large reptile.

NT police said that crocodile mixing with the local community is a current problem that poses threat to humans, especially kids in the area. ABC also reports that police had seen the crocodile stalk a fisherman.

There was no report of the crocodile attacking humans in the area, but Nichols said that the community fears it will happen sooner or later. “You know what they are capable of doing but you never know what they are going to do,” he said in a report by ABC.

Local police helped the wildlife rangers move the big reptile to the Darwin Crocodile Farm located at Noonamah. The crocodile will be used for breeding in that farm.

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