By Jim O’Toole
Claims that estuarine crocodiles in Far North Queensland are endangered have been ridiculed by Katters Australian Party, Aborigines and pastoralists.
Community Representation of Crocodiles group spokesman Matt Cornish told the Cairns Post that KAP leader Robbie Katter’s suggestion that salt water crocs should be removed from populated areas was “idiotic and dangerous.”
“If you start removing crocs then people will assume it is safe to swim and then incidents will occur,” Mr Cornish claimed.
Far North Queensland has seen massive flooding over the past month which has displaced crocs from rivers and creeks into places they have not been seen before.
The flood ravaged Aboriginal community of Wujal Wujal, 175 kilometres north of Cairns is located on the banks of the croc-infested Bloomfield River.
Residents at the height of floodwaters were forced onto the roofs of their homes waiting for rescue by boat and helicopter.
Those perched on the roofs were terrified of the large crocs cruising around the submerged homes looking for an easy meal.
There is no objection from community members to having these man-eating crocs removed from their river habitat according to some of the relocated people.
Croc jumps into fisherman’s boat: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-02/north-queensland-fisher-4-metre-crocodile-jumps-into-boat/103279494
Does the irresponsible crocodile representation group agree there are far too many crocs in the Bloomfield River where a tourist was savagely attacked last year and local fishermen are unable to safely launch their tinnies at the Bloomfield boat ramp in fear of being attacked by lurking crocs which have attacked boats and outboard motors?
Or does this mob of tourist operators want to keep the monster crocs in the Daintree River and all other creeks and rivers for the benefit of gullible tourists and their sight-seeing boat trips?
It is all about the tourist dollar and to hell with the lives of locals who report regularly on Facebook of near misses with crocs or large man-eaters stalking fishermen and some of the larger animals actually attacking boats in the water.
Countess numbers of dogs have been taken from beaches and creek banks according to stories on Facebook over the past three to four years.
Their numbers, particularly north of Cairns right up to the Torres Strait, are way out of control with females laying around 60 eggs every year and almost no egg collecting by overstocked croc farms. Fortunately feral pigs and goannas do account for removing eggs from the many natural hatcheries throughout Cape York Peninsula.
Fortunately there are numerous anecdotal reports of landowners removing large crocs to protect themselves and their stock, but even this activity has not made any appreciable difference to their vast numbers.
It is these few, vocal, green croc protectors who are just as dangerous to the community as the exploding species they want to protect.
An interesting experience is to go down to a North Queensland river at night when the tide starts coming in. Shine a bright light down the river to the mouth of the river and try and count all the ‘headlights’ that are navigating up the river. – Crikey!
Hey Isaac, well whatta ya know… LoL
http://www.renegadetribune.com/the-jews-fear-paganism/
“Q. What’s the difference between a “politician” and a dog’s arsehole?
A. Nothing. ”
rotf My dog says its arsehole is cleaner. And I’m not in a position to disagree with it.
tonyryan43 said – “I am still not sure what a latte is but it sounds revolting.”
That’s what fake “politicians” and wokeys drink to show their superiority.
It’s what former “health minister” Joe Hockey invoked to rubbish pensioners who couldn’t afford to eat.
Q. What’s the difference between a “politician” and a dog’s arsehole?
A. Nothing.
My cheerful; thanks to Isaac and his delightfull rednecked pub dwellers, who so hilariously and unwittingly supported my assertions.
To be honest, I have nothing against rednecks its just that it is such a colourful expression its impossible to resist. Almost all my friends are regarded as red necks and I have been called that myself occasionally.
Thanks to Daviddd for setting my wherebouts straight. For the record, I have never been to Melbourne and my past occupations have been droving cattle and sheep in the saddle, shearing, truck and road plant operator, 20 tonne crane operator (P&H and Steelweld rigids on the railway), tree and scrub feller, and labouring in dozens of environments. I am still not sure what a latte is but it sounds revolting.
Gregory Conway: “Tony needs to get out of latte sipping Melbourne and take a look at the crocodile infested rivers of the north.”
He, he, he … Sorry if I make you feel a little red faced, mate, but since when is Melbourne anywhere near Tony’s place in Arnhem Land?
Watch out for the foot in mouth syndrome before you shoot from the hip again. Cheers. 🙂
Isaac said – “Like snakes, flying foxes, dingoes and sharks to name a few, the only good croc is a dead one.”
Noah could really have used someone like you. Maybe we should nickname you “Steve Irwin”, because you’re so NOT.
BTW, you forgot to mention Black Snakes – because you’re SUCH a racist. More sensible people have more measured approaches to the indiscriminate extermination of species.
Maybe you should build a nice gas chamber or two down there on the farm.
Too soon?
Also just BTW, YOUR words. I know, I know, now you can hide behind the “racist smear” defence, but that doesn’t work so well when it APPLIES.
Turn them all into shoes, as one former well known Queenslander used to say.
Commenter Michael,
Have you not heard about Climate Change, the sea is now boiling in some places so the crocodiles have to migrate towards Antarctica (source: UN). The only way to prevent this is if vast numbers of protesters glue themselves to public property.
I think tonyryan43 should ask the owner of the Laura Pub about what he thinks about crocs, no, oh, wait thats right he was eaten last year by a croc while fishing on the Laura river. Crocodiles are one animal in Australia that will deliberately stalk a human to eat. Tony needs to get out of latte sipping Melbourne and take a look at the crocodile infested rivers of the north.
Time for a cull. The government upset the balance when they introduced the cane toad, which the Goannas ate and died from. The goanna is the main crocodile egg eating preditor, so the balance is now out of control. Only one male croc will dominate one area and drive other males out, thus their spread further south. I can’t wait for the day a previously considered safe area, such as Airlie Beach looses tourists because it will become unsafe to go near the sea.
Totally irresponsible behaviour is all I see. Crocodiles are never going to become endangered, that pure scare tactics from uninformed people.
Isaac: “Like snakes, flying foxes, dingoes and sharks to name a few, the only good croc is a dead one. ”
Whoa! All God’s creatures, mate. You reckon the Good Lord put them on Earth so you can kill them all? WTF kind of milk of divine kindness are you spreading there?
Controlling threats and numbers for self protection is one thing but you’re stretching it way further than a decent self avowed Christian.,
Isaac,
As you are a professed Christian, remember – “All things bright and beautiful……”
All the so-called ‘vermin’ you mention play an important role in the biosphere. And BTW, I don’t buy the biblical “God gave humanity dominion over animals” justification for needless slaughter.
Neville Thompson said “All coastal blackfella communities’ should have their own crocodile processing industries……..”
BTW, whatever happened to the Blackfella’s wild camel processing industry?
Like snakes, flying foxes, dingoes and sharks to name a few, the only good croc is a dead one. I remember when you could buy a family dinner of deep fried shark fillets and chips wrapped in newspaper, for 4 bob. It makes your mouth water. Then Australia decided to follow the pagans like the ancient Egyptians, Hindus and Buddhists and make a religion focused on animals and nature, sacred trees etc.
And for chips, we now get a fifth of the amount as French Fries for 5 times the price.
Any of those vermin listed should be open season for anyone with the appropriate calibre rifle. We have gone so far down the pagan rabbit hole, it’s impossible to go back.
All coastal blackfella communities’ should have their own crocodile processing industries where the crocs are hunted for their meat and skins thus providing permanent work for those who are prepared to be trained in slaughtering or leatherworking making bags and footwear for the market .
Lindesymonds said – “According to KAP, we the human population are the Apex predators…”
I rather think that title goes to Klaus, Smeagol and creepy Bill.
Kind of puts the lie to the Theory of Evolution when the most socially dysfunctional psychopathically deranged physically inferior genocidal misfits rise to the top of the heap.
Unless my eyes deceive me, that croc in the photo is a Freshie, which are famous for being curious and coming up close for a look-see.
In front of around fifty tourists, a freshie once swam alongside me in five M of clear water under Barramundie Falls, Kakadu, just to inspect a bloke she had observed for eight years. They do things like that. A comorant in the same lagoon flew down and sat beside me for nearly an hour. A sea eagle followed me for half an hout, then came back the next day and watched me work for four hours. Dunno why. But people seem to love presenting wildlife as hostile.
I once saw a 3.5 M saltie named Fred of East Alligator Crossing, swim up nose to nose to a large dog. They stared at each other before the dog got the message and swam back to its stupid owner. My nine tourists filmed the entire thing.
Queensland is riddled with dumbarsed red necks who must chop down every tree and shoot anything that moves, and they are the same people who claim Aborigines were cannibals and had tribal wars. My guess is they they never got over the collapse of Man Magazine. I guess there has been a decline in ugly and stupid men who left school at 8 years old and who read the world as if it was Marvel Comics.
Leave the effing crocs alone and if people want to swim on their dinner plate, then this is all part of God’s Plan. Obviously, God shares my outlook because he sure was not a hinterland Queenslander.
“If it’s OK for crocs to live in the Barron river and Lake Placid amongst Cairns’ suburbs, let’s just relocate the excess crocs to the Brisbane River where the Greens’ electorates are.”
Capital idea! They’ll quickly turn from Green to Brown electorates AND… if they get a taste of Palaschook they won’t want to have anything to do with humans again.
Fair enough, tourism operators with a commercial interest in sighting crocodiles in remote rivers won’t want their numbers reduced.
However, the absence of culling means population pressure is pushing crocs out of remote areas and into populated areas, increasing the chances they’ll snatch a child in the suburbs.
If it’s OK for crocs to live in the Barron river and Lake Placid amongst Cairns’ suburbs, let’s just relocate the excess crocs to the Brisbane River where the Greens’ electorates are.
The exploding croc population raises the question : ‘who is the Apex predator?’
According to KAP, we the human population are the Apex predators. We are their predators, but our Overlords would have us patrolled and predated by the crocs as another check on our numbers and the habitat we want to enjoy.
We do not want all the waterways infested with crocs anymore than we want all the wetlands infested with malarial mosquitos. We are, afterall, the carbon our Overlords want to reduce.
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