Crocs in Hedland
Submitted by quebra on Fri, 2011-05-06 10:53
After being seen several times on Port Hedland coast, here
first photo of the crocodile! Take care!
jay_burgess
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nothing comes up when I click
nothing comes up when I click that link.
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Cancel that, it seems I have
Cancel that, it seems I have the worlds slowest internet connection.
Bill
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I know of two that just might
I know of two that just might have been shot in the gulf of Exy last week.....dont worry about Headland these are lower down than that!
Adam Gallash
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Very interesting
Thats interesting Bill. Must be being kept very quiet around town. You'd be hard pressed to see anything in the creeks at the moment its that stirred up.
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Bill
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With good reason as you are
With good reason as you are not suppose to shoot them
merman
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Hey Bill,any more info on
Hey Bill,
any more info on this?? Size?? Eastern Side or Western Side of the gulf?? Asking out of pure curiosity and concern for my own welfare!!
Bill
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On the Eastern side.
On the Eastern side.
Lastchance
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One was shot off Waroora last
One was shot off Waroora last year (or maybe the year before - cant remember). It was obviously very lost/sick whatever, but goes to show that there arent any real boundaries to aquatic animals' habitat.
You never know, maybe someday people might even catch marlin out off Dunsborough!
Adam Gallash
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Year before
Year before last I think it was.
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Paul_86
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Yep was definently the year
Yep was definently the year before, they shot it about a km away from where we were surfing!
Buz
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Not suprising, when you think
Not suprising, when you think that their natural historic range used to be all the way down to Carnarvon/Shark Bay area. Obviously thats was before they were indiscriminantly hunted from the 40's to the 70's.
Hey if the climate is right and there is food, and the fact their populations are now coming back(very well it seems), of course they are going to range back to their original areas. The problem is in their absence more people have moved to these areas that have never know Crocodiles to be there. And this is where the problem is, when a large croc moves into and area previously thought to be croc free. A cause for concern. When i lived it the N.T it was easy. Assume ANY water even the ocean, lakes, and springs had crocs in them.
Lastchance
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Absolutely, growing up in
Absolutely, growing up in Gove the old man would always say he would let the dogs in the water, then the women, then the kids and by then it would be getting late and he was almost out of beer, so no point getting in the water!
He still thinks he is funny when he tells that joke....
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Hahahah, that's a good
Hahahah, that's a good laugh. I can see why he still gets a kick out of it.
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Was one in the Chapman River
Was one in the Chapman River in Gero at one point as well.
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