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Crocodiles - eye for an eye?

Nov 13 10:07am

The Queensland Opposition has called for an inquiry into the Government's crocodile management policy, after claims it has led to the deaths of two men.

Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg described the Government's policy as a "goofy scientific experiment".

In both cases mentioned in parliament, the fatal attacks were carried out by known classified dangerous crocodiles that had been trapped and handled prior to attacking and killing two members of the public.

Should we continue relocating crocodiles or do you think more of the dangerous animals should be slaughtered? Tell us below..

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From the soapbox
+ I'm 36 and lived in Townsville all my life and been to magnetic island more times than i can remember and i can tell you there is not one croc sign to be seen. you tell them Kochie! cull the crocs or they will cull us

+ have u all forgotten that human life is wroth more then a wild animal? if a anilmal kills it should be put down, why should dogs be the only one to be put down? there are so many signs up where u can't swim cause of crocs they are breeding like there is no tomorrow, i live up north near carins i mean its easy for people who don't live near croc waters to say u should leave them alone but when u live here and u can't even swim on the beach or water hole cause of a croc or when u go fishing the croc takes half of your fish its unfair that we have to stay in doors because of crocs. i would love to see crocs on our food menu and become handbags.

+ I live in NQ There are Crocs around Its up to us to keep away from them we are supposed to be the higher intelligence They should be relocated to unpopulated areas Dogs are domestic animals Crocs are not .

+ Kochie, please tell me how u can catch the right croc with out first killing the wrong ones?

17 Comments Report Abuse

1. emmaloew - Nov 13 10:27am

I lived in FNQ for four years & with these "living dinosaurs". They are not some feral animal you should cull they are a native to Australia. These crocs are currenting in their breeding season so it is normal for them to travel out of their territory to find a mate. Go to ur local pool!!!

2. emmaloew - Nov 13 10:28am

A dog is not a native animal!!!

3. fmcgrath@y7mail.com - Nov 13 10:29am

I live in FN QLD, a 2.5m crocodile was at my beachthe other day. People travel here to see these beautiful creatures and we must protect them and their habitat. We can't just kill them because they get in our way. More people die of vending machines falling on top of them, should we get rid of them?

4. wayne_hughes1 - Nov 13 11:04am

I live in Cairns nth Qld, I have no problems with crocs as long as they are nowhere near where people live, there should be no debate between who should survive, Most humans are worth a keeping , crocs should be culled where people live no question about it, there was a croc in a local drain in the

5. wayne_hughes1 - Nov 13 11:10am

I live in Cairns,I have no problems with crocs as long as they are nowhere near where people live,there should be no debate between who should survive,Most humans are worth keeping,crocs should be culled where people live,get rid of them,are we going to wait for a child to be taken .

6. paulcalleja@ymail.com - Nov 13 11:57am

Live in WA today I'm from Nth Qld and my family are still there today and I've taken many holidays back home over the years. The City folk have no idea what goes on in the Northern hemisphere and make opinions in the comfit and safety of armchairs. All the waterways I safely swam in as a young kid n

7. thatwilsonchic - Nov 13 12:31pm

I live in NQ in a small country town. we cant go swimming in the old waterholes crocs there we cant do anything we use to do when i was younger crocs are everywhere in NQ and when Lindy Nelson Carr MP said that there was only 200 crocs in NQ I had to laugh the Herbert River would have 200

8. thatwilsonchic - Nov 13 12:32pm

something should be done soon we need to get rid of some not all because you never know when its going to be a kid that gets taken, kids dont realise that crocs are everywhere. Something needs to be done NOW not LATER!!!!

9. stfu_kochie - Nov 13 01:49pm

Calling for a cull of them is completely ridiculous, comparing them to animals such as dogs being put down is not even comparable as dogs are in our yard they are not the top of the food chain in an ecosystem.Why should Crocodiles be culled just because we want to selfishly go into their territory.

10. stfu_kochie - Nov 13 01:52pm

The dangers of going in or near water in Croc territory is very obvious, Crocodiles evolved to hunt and to ambush prey. If you want to go swimming use a pool. It's up to us to take responsibility to stay away from their territory, not for us to kill them just because theres a possible danger.

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