Thread: Cull Crocs or educate tourists ?

Originally Posted by PhilipA

Cahills Crossing- great video of a croc sneaking up on a woman and dog who then claps a thong and it retreats.

Regards Philip A

That must be one clever canine.

Originally Posted by EastFreo

Probably won’t be shared by others but I personally see no reason why we can’t have a sustainable croc culling industry.

Clearly they are breeding prolifically. Make a licenced industry out of it, generate some jobs, make some unique shoes, boots, belts etc and reduce chance of croc attacks.

I tend to agree with you, but the jobs would end up offshore.
There is, of course, a big misunderstanding by the people currently in charge of croc management though. If you relocate a large male, all you do is create space for another large male.
A big male croc will have an area of around 1-2 klms of riverbank, where his females live. He patrols that area, seeing off any rivals. Pull him out, and the next rival moves in, until a bigger one pushes him out.
People have successfully co-existed with crocs for millennia. It is only our belief that we can control nature that prevents us from doing the same as preceeding societies have done.
Predators commonly take the slow and/or stupid prey out of the gene pool. This is a good thing for all of us. Unfortunately we are captive to the shock/horror news media that must keep us terrified, to keep us under control. Therefore, we let Big Brother look after us and keep us "safe" by promising to eliminate the fears they created in the first place.
End rant.