THE MYSTERY OF THE DEAD CROCODILE
A very warm and 'sticky' greeting from Croker Island. Recently we had two Northern Territory Government Fisheries officers visit. On one of the days the rangers took them on a coastal patrol. One of the tasks was to secure the net below with some star pickets. When the track to this area dries after the wet season we will winch the net up the beach and dispose of it. (If you double click on the photos you get a larger and clearer photo). Last week we were heading over the flood plain to the west side of the island to conduct an Aquatic Biosecurity Survey when we came across this dead crocodile on the road to the airport. It was a 3.1 meters female. We were all puzzled by what or who had caused the croc's death. There was wound on the top of it's skull. Some of the rangers were convinced that it had been shot. I was not so sure. There were a couple of other marks/cuts on its back. We reported this to the Water Police who happened to be in town. Their investigations re...