A massive saltwater crocodile has been pulled from a popular swimming hole in the Northern Territory’s Litchfield National Park.
NT Parks and Wildlife’s Crocodile Management Team and Litchfield Rangers removed the 3.4-metre reptile from a trap at Wangi Falls.
Wangi Falls has been closed for swimming since October.
Rangers had put the put the trap in place following reports from a member of the public that a large croc had been sighted in the water.
During the Wet Season while waterholes are closed to swimming, traps and croc barriers are removed to avoid damage from fast-flowing water and debris. This makes it easy for crocodiles to move into areas undetected.
Rangers trapped and removed the giant croc. PIC: NT Parks and Wildlife
Already this year, the Crocodile Management Team have removed 25 crocodiles from the management zone, including a 3.1-metre croc from a culvert on Gunn Point Road, and a 3.6-metre croc from Lower Cascades in Litchfield.
NT Parks and Wildlife has reiterated its message to grey nomads other visitors to always ‘Be Crocwise’, and to never enter a waterhole that is closed to swimming.
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Yes definitely worried about them – always watch what the local do first. Interesting that even the hot pools are closed – love Katherine Hot Pool
I would NEVER swim anywhere in the NT
Or Nth Queensland!
On our numerous trips to the Top End we restrict our swimming activities to caravan park, resort & hotel swimming pools. Safety first.
I’ve been swimming in Lichfield and Kakadu in the past, in designated swimming areas, in the dry. But I mostly stick to swimming pools
There should be a culling process for Crocks and Sharks. Since the greens have interfered with the wildlife parks and Marine reserves it has brought in fish stocks closer to our water ways Beaches and rivers. Hence, we now seeing more Crocs and Sharks than ever before. Think about it before you go Green, Stop the Jap Shark fin boats. There is no Top of the chain predators to take out sharks and Crocks.
Why aren’t we listening to the traditional owners of our land with regards to croc management? Reducing croc numbers should be a humanely managed practice to ensure safety for all wildlife including the croc population.Crocs are moving into areas where they were previously not found simply because of territorial disputes. I was able to swim safely at Litchfield pre croc surveys or trapping, pre fences, campgrounds and kiosks!!! What do we expect will happen when thousands of people flock to these previously remote places. We are destroying the natural beauty of our land and endangering the natural balance by ignoring our indigenous peoples’ advice and cultural practices in how to look after our country.