Authorities have captured a four-metre, 600kg troublesome crocodile which Northern Territory’s locals believe killed at least a dozen dogs and lunged at a fisherman. 9News
The problem croc was held in a local police cell before TV Outback Wrangler Matt Wright helped take him back to a Darwin crocodile farm for captive breeding.“He’s been stalking and hunting people. He’s been eating all the dogs. I think he’s eaten a couple a day there at one stage,” Wright said.
“You’ve got kids and everyone swimming there so it was only a matter of time before that croc, being a problem croc, was going to eat someone.” Crocodylus Park owner Grahame Webb agreed, emphasising the importance of being pragmatic with the crocs. “You’ve got to remember our population has gone back to what it was. We’ve got a lot of crocs, they’re all over the place. In the end, it’s the people that are really important,” he said.
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