The Northern Territory does not have a crocodile problem – and 'salties' do not need culling
- Written by: Brandon Michael Sideleau, PhD student studying human-saltwater crocodile conflict, Charles Darwin University
ShutterstockLast week, a 67-year-old man was bitten on the arm by a saltwater crocodile at a waterhole in the Northern Territory’s Top End. Predictably, the incident has prompted debate over whether a crocodile cull is needed.
The incident occurred in Litchfield National Park at Wangi Falls, a popular tourist spot. The man was hospitalised...