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On January 16, 2024, Channel 7 News conducted an interview with Queensland MP Robbie Katter who is calling for an increased crocodile cull following a crocodile attack on a 9-year-old boy in the Northern Territory.
On July 13, 2023, ABC News televised a segment looking at the history of crocodile culling, the current management plan, and the call for further culls.
On October 10, 2024, Sky News interviewed a Northern Territory tour guide on the tourist appeal of crocodiles and the need for tourists to be aware of the dangers that crocodiles present.
On January 20, 2023, Sky News conducted an interview with One Nation candidate for Keppel James Ashby who advocates more vigorous removal of crocodiles from population centres but not a general cull.
On August 27, 2023, Channel Ten's current affairs program Sunday Project televised a segment on Australian crocodiles and how they should be managed.
On April 25, 2024, Sky News conducted a debate on the Northern Territory's new Crocodile Management Program which increases the number of crocodiles to be culled. The three panellists all supported the change.
On April 12, 2011, Channel 10 News conducted interviews with local representatives and attack victims after two consecutive crocodile attacks near Weipa Western Australia. There were mixed opinions on the desirability of culling.
On October 28, 2022, Wannon Creek Wildlife, a wildlife education site televised a presentation giving five reasons why the Queensland government should not increase the number of crocodiles culled in their state.
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On January 9, 2025, ABC News published an analysis titled 'Crocodile attacks in Timor-Leste are at an all-time high. In Australia, it's a different story'
The article looks at the large and growing number of deaths resulting from crocodile attacks in Timor-Leste and contrasts this with Australia's successful crocodile management program. It considers the different factors at play in the different countries.
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On January 3, 2025, BBC News published an analysis of Australia's crocodile management strategies and the arguments around additional culling.
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On December 28, 2024, Canberra City News published a report titled 'Crocodile count raises concerns about swimming holes'
The news report indicates that though the number of crocodiles removed from public places has decreased slightly compared to 2023, there is concern about where these crocodiles have been located. There appears to be increasing numbers fond at swimming holes.
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On December 9, 2024, the ABC ran a report titled 'Exmouth records three saltwater crocodile sightings over weekend'. The article refers to three recent sightings of saltwater crocodiles near the Western Australian town of Exmouth. The town is well outside the reptiles' normal range. Several crocodiles have been noted in the area since federation.
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On October 14, 2024, the ABC published a report titled 'Queensland authorities call for caution amid busy season for crocodile removals'. The article refers to the high number of crocodiles sighted in Queensland through 2024. It also refers to how rangers decide which crocodiles to act on.
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On August 27, 2024, The Guardian published a report titled 'Crocodile culling an ineffective and expensive way to reduce attacks, Northern Territory study finds'
The article summaries the findings of a recent study by Charles Darwin University which concluded that though crocodile attacks on humans often provoked calls for widespread culling, there was little evidence to support the measure , which was 'not an effective and cost-efficient control strategy'.
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On August 18, 2024, The British Ecological Society published the result of research conducted by Cameron J Baker et al through the Charles Darwin University. It was published under the title 'The influence of crocodile density on the prevalence of human attacks'. Among its findings was 'Whilst it seems logical that fewer large predators would mean fewer attacks, our scientific data analysis shows that this is not an effective and cost-efficient control strategy.'
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On July 8, 2024, The Conversation published an opinion piece by Brandon Michael Sideleau, a PhD student studying human-saltwater crocodile conflict at Charles Darwin University. The comment is titled 'The latest crocodile attack is tragic - but the Northern Territory doesn't have a croc problem'. The article gives reasons why Australia's current crocodile management strategies are working and why widespread culling would be ineffective.
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On April 24, 2024, The Northern Territory Times published a news report titled 'Targeted croc culls get green light in new NT government saltwater crocodile management plan'
The report notes that targeted culls will resume under the new crocodile management plan and indicates the number of crocodiles to be killed will be larger than previously, though not a full-scale cull'.
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On March 26, 2024, the ABC published an article titled 'Crocodile that stalked Herbert River residents captured in North Queensland' that refers to the eventual capture of a 3.9 metre crocodile that had behaved menacingly around people for several months.
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On March 19, 2024, the ABC published a report titled 'Crocodile study challenges assumptions of far-ranging behaviour finding Queensland crocs stay closer to home'
The article stated, 'A study has found 91 per cent of Queensland crocodiles stay within 50km of where they hatched.' The study has implications for crocodile management in Queensland,
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On March 5, 2024, the ABC published a report titled 'Townsville mum films "sizeable" crocodile in popular north Queensland swimming spot'. The article describes a mother and her children unwittingly swimming in a popular swimming spot within metres of a crocodile.
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On February 8, 2024, The Guardian published a news report titled 'Large crocodile trying to enter family's Queensland backyard removed by authorities'
The 2.5 metre crocodile was found at the family home following recent heavy rainfall and flooding in the Cardwell region caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily.
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On June 17, 2023, The Guardian published an analytical piece titled '"It's bloody dangerous": north Queenslanders grow salty over rapidly increasing crocodile population'. The article presents the views of a several stakeholders on crocodile management in Queensland and compares it with New South Wales.
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On May 13, 2023, The Australian published an article titled 'Cull of the wild: Calls for action grow over crocodile attacks' which examines the range of views over how best to manage Australia's growing crocodile population.
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On September 26, 2021, ABC News published an analytical piece titled 'The return of crocodile rule'. The article begins with a description of a crocodile nest found within 50 kilometres of Darwin. It discusses the implications of the growing number of crocodiles in the Northern Territory.
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On August 14, 2021, The Australian published an analytical piece titled 'The jaws of death: crocodile numbers rise along with attacks on people'. The article gives an account of some recent crocodile attacks in Australia and then presents a range of views on the effectiveness of the way Australia's large crocodile population is managed.
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On August 4, 2021, Bob Katter issued a media release questioning the reliability of recent findings that the crocodile population in Queensland was growing at only 2 percent per annum. The media release also accuses governments of prioritising animal life over human life.
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On June 4, 2021, The Conversation published an opinion piece by Michael Bradley, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at James Cook University. The comment is titled 'Friday essay: reckoning with an animal that sees us as prey - living and working in crocodile country'. The piece argues for the importance of humanity finding a place with crocodiles in a shared ecosystem.
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On February 18, 2021, Australian Geographic published an opinion piece titled 'Why Australia's crocodile management works' by crocodile biologists Adam and Erin Britton.
The article defends Australia's system of crocodile management, which already includes limited culls, and claims that further culling is unnecessary and would be ineffective.
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