Crocodile study challenges assumptions of far-ranging behaviour finding Queensland crocs stay closer to home

March 20th, 2024

ABC Online, Other, 19/03/2024, Chloe Chomicki & Georgia Loney
“Redefining” research on Queensland crocodiles has found the majority remain closer to home than previously thought, with potential implications as to how the predators are managed in the Sunshine State. In a joint study, the CSIRO and the Department of Environment and Science collected genetic samples from 1,176 saltwater crocodiles.