Thread: Cull Crocs or educate tourists ?

Of course if you are a croc attack survivor then all the rules change , you can kill the bastard in self defence and make belts , boots , whatever you see fit . And you can keep the head as a trophy.

Cheers Ean

I have only ever seen one croc. It was 30 years ago, it was in an animal park somewhere not far from Brisbane, it was the size of a bus, it was in the reception area, it was stuffed and it is the reason I have only ever seen one. Anyone who chooses to go into THAT things habitat is either a professional or an idiot.

Culling crocs is like culling sharks. It is a knee jerk reaction, and it can never work. It is just some bureaucratic desire to be seen "doing something". I'm surprised that the PM isn't involved.

Also, let's face it, the bloody tourists go up there hoping to see a croc; it's big business. It is up to them, not the croc, how close they see 'em. Melbourne is close enough for me, where salties are concerned.

So; IMO, no culling. Crocs belong here. Tourists need to take their chances. Or, do we completely sanitise the planet to make humans safe? Then, obviously, we must cull Al Gore's sacred Polar Bear, which is a well known eater of humans. Chimpanzees are well known for taking human infants to eat, so let's cull them.

I could go on for hours with this, as there are so many species that threaten humans. Sure, not all those threatened are tourists in FNQ, so perhaps their lives don't matter. Or, perhaps, the simplest way to fix this problem of nature would be to cull humans.

You first.

There are more sharks and other "Nasties" in the city than you will ever find in the bush and nobody thinks that Culling those creeps is a good idea So why murder something that hunts and feeds in the bush that causes far less death and destruction?

Originally Posted by trout1105

There are more sharks and other "Nasties" in the city than you will ever find in the bush and nobody thinks that Culling those creeps is a good idea So why murder something that hunts and feeds in the bush that causes far less death and destruction?

Indeed, trout, but the bleeding hearts won't let that happen. One person gets taken by a croc, in an area where crocs are known to be and it's "kill the crocs!!", and yet 300+ can get gunned down in a Mosque and it's complete silence. Perhaps that is 'natural selection' for you.

Originally Posted by johntins

Indeed, trout, but the bleeding hearts won't let that happen. One person gets taken by a croc, in an area where crocs are known to be and it's "kill the crocs!!", and yet 300+ can get gunned down in a Mosque and it's complete silence. Perhaps that is 'natural selection' for you.

Maybe we could send these sort of people to go play with the crocks a win win situation

Originally Posted by trout1105

Maybe we could send these sort of people to go play with the crocks a win win situation

Braver man than me, trout.

In some places in the North of West Aust, the numbers are getting above what is classed as the previous normal before whites... In those situations a bit of control would help... But if someone got eaten while being an idiot and getting within range, there problem...Just like sharks, you swim in there environment you take the risk...

I'm with you Johntins, Sharks, crocs, they all have big teeth... Thats probably why I would not go hunting in Africa, all the nasties are over there...

As a point, A friend of mine loves his diving. He got bitten one day when I was meant to visit him in the arvo.. He was hobbling, asked what happened, "A small shark gave me a love bite", I asked hows the shark, "I forgot to give him a injection, but I think he will get over the taste of humans"..

My friend had been bitten a 5 or 6 times since he was a kid, always said, its their world, if they bite you, too bad... Recons one day it will be a big bite and his body will put back to the fish what he has taken to eat...

Back in 1990 when I was doing my open water dive certificate, just before jumping in the water on our first ocean dive, the instructor said "welcome to the food chain". Kind of put everything into perspective I reckon!