Hi Romany. This practice of harvesting croc eggs for farming purposes is already well proven and as well as the relocation of these rogue reptiles. Prevention is better than cure in this case, but you will get the odd dopey human that will line themselves up to be a hot lunch.

O yes! The human IQ. If its bites, kill it!

These creatures are the true examples of evolutions flawless design. A few degree,s in temperature will determine whether or not male or females hatchings takes place and CSIRO have the situation well in hand.
I don't know how the government will go about educating guests from overseas, and it seems the Asian people are high on the list for takeaway.
So it all comes down too education!

EV

*A media report advises that "Queensland Environment Minister Andrew McNamara rejected the calls to cull crocodiles, saying they were misplaced.*
Dickey

Perhaps as usual it might have been better to talk to locals.

*Tough luck for the cattle?*

Really and all this time you had me thinking you liked farm animals.
Blimey and you call Yabby hard- theres a twist.
Farmers have a right to protect their stock. Have you ever seen a cow, calf taken by a croc Dickie?
Not pretty . I most certainly know whos side I am on under such circumstances.

As I said Crocs and snakes are protected mainly due to the Australian Zoo infulence. ( Its all very hip)

There`s an old croc called Aurther just out of Cains. He killed a lady years ago but hes still fee to visit the tourists.

He gets right up along side the flat bottom boat with the little kids hanging over the side.
It plays cat and mouse with the boat operator. Each time he drives the boat towards him Auther goes further to shore BUT he inches in closer every time he returns.

Sooner or later hes going to take another person.

He doesnt even have to jump far``` only stretch his neck.
This is madness of the Government.

I agree take the eggs and relocate the ones we can. There are heaps of Crocs around dont you worry about that. In some places they DO come into peoples back yards and towns.

I also like to see the country kids being able to have a safe area to swim on a 48% day.
The poor little buggers cant do that anymore because of Crocs in many areas.
For the record I care more about aboriginal kids being 'safe' than putting Crocs first- or any people kids that matter.

As well as tourists keep the state going and provide work for regional people.

Common sense must come into all this love of Crocs.

Hasbeen,
Don't you think you went a bit over the top, or maybe the topend?
People have to take due care in the enviroment in which they are.

I don't live in the city but I do know that responsible people don't let their kids play ball near a freeway, motorway or busy road. They would not let their kid jump a fence into a junkyard to retrieve a ball because savage dogs generally guard them. Knowledgeable people don't go swimming in Parramatta river because they know there are lots of Bull sharks there. Only a fool would allow his kids to chase each other around on the top of North Head or Point Perpendicular.

Most areas have hazards to life or limb and ultimately it is our own responsibility to take note of those hazards and take proper precautions.

When I go to NQ I am happy to swim in the pool at the pub or resort.

People that go camping where there are crocs or live there can make their own assesment of the risks. Then adjust their activities accordingly.

Hi PALE! Your forgetting one small thing. The indigenous people have been living here for 60 thousand years or so, and your telling me people know nothing about the dangers? come on.

It was only when the white man came along( with their poisons ) that they have stopped the( living with the land ) traditional teachings. If you add up all the attacks over the past 50 years, and compare it with the whole history of the aboriginal culture, you find the numbers are very similar.

To understand how these creatures work, will help tourists to better understand the dangers.

If it wasn't for the indigenous people warning captain cook and his buddies, there would of been a lot more of them missing, and the education bell rings out once again.

EVO

Why is there a need for a cull? It is very rare for anybody to be taken by a crocodile. Amongst all the chances of being accidentally killed whilst camping, taken by a crocodile would be at the bottom.

Anybody who has grown up or lived in a non-urban environment knows and understands the particular dangers from wildlife and learns what are acceptable risks and what not. And frankly, that is what makes these areas so attractive.

It is visitors who are more vulnerable, like the hapless camper up NQ.

Cities also have their particular dangers generally better understood by the locals.

Sorry, Hasbeen, the only twit so far, has been you. What an over the top tirade.

Grahamy: "Fractelle, on the basis of your argument we should all just lie down and die, because apart from somewhere in the African savannah, man is a relatively recent arrival in most areas."

Have you not heard of ‘Live and Let Live’? Part of that means not breeding to the point where no other species can live. And why on earth do you want to invade the crocs’ territory anyway? Stay in Brisbane.

The number of deaths by crocodile is miniscule, only occurs when the hapless human goes into their territory. And correct me if I am wrong, I do believe that death by car accident exceeds death-by-croc to a point where I really question your point in even raising this discussion thread at all.

Col Rouge "That is until they (crocodiles?) evolve sufficiently to take their rightful place alongside those who generally stand upright and carry the heavy burden of environmental management."

ROFL

That is the most absurd thing I have ever heard. Do you even understand what an ecosystem is?

…it is a community of plants, animals and smaller organisms that live, feed, reproduce and interact in the same area or environment. Some ecosystems are very large. EG, many bird species nest in one place and feed in a completely different area. On the other hand, some ecosystems may be physically small, such as you would find in a field next to a forest, or in a coral reef in the ocean.

How does everything fit together in a forest ecosystem versus a field ecosystem? While some species may be found naturally in both areas, the species that live in the forest ecosystem are usually very different from those that inhabit the meadow, even though the two environments are right next to each other. In other words, if we protect existing natural habitats, we will help to maintain biodiversity (biodiversity is the variety of life in all its forms, levels and combinations). Unfortunately, natural habitats and their ecosystems are more and more endangered because of the damaging environmental effects of growing human populations everywhere.(http://www.ubcbotanicalgarden.org/kids/ecosystem.php)

Capiche?