Crocodile captures soar in Darwin as wet season boosts waterways
by Australian Associated Press from Environment | The Guardian on (#2S43N)
66% spike in captures as bumper wet season connects major river systems in Northern Territory, allowed deadly reptiles to move around more freely
The number of crocodiles caught in the Top End has soared after Territorians endured the third wettest wet season on record.
There's been a 66% spike in crocodile captures around Darwin and Katherine in the past year, the NT Parks and Wildlife Commission says.