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RIP 'Burt,' a Fierce Star of Crocodile Dundee

The saltwater croc has died in Australia, somewhere around the age of 90

(Newser) - The 1986 movie Crocodile Dundee made star Paul Hogan famous, but another character received a fair share of notice as well—an actual crocodile named Burt. The huge saltwater croc has died in Australia, reports the BBC . Crocosaurus Cove, an aquarium and exhibition facility in Darwin, posted on social media...

To Save Crocodiles, Give Them 'Food Poisoning'
Scientists' Salvation
for Crocs: 'Food Poisoning'
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Aug 16, 2024 8:22 AM CDT

Scientists' Salvation for Crocs: 'Food Poisoning'

Bait trial in Australia reduces deaths from cane toad poison by up to 95%

(Newser) - It's a hard life as a freshwater crocodile in Australia, where death can come with a single bite. "It's not pretty," Georgia Ward-Fear, a Macquarie University conservation scientist who's witnessed crocodiles dying from literal poison, tells NPR . "They go into seizures. And death is...

These 60 Baby Crocs Have Conservationists Swooning

Hatching is 'a real sign of hope' for near-extinct Siamese crocodile

(Newser) - The Siamese crocodile was once found throughout much of mainland Southeast Asia. Today, not so much. Feared extinct only a few decades ago, the freshwater crocodile is listed as critically endangered, with around 400 individuals left in the wild, mostly in Cambodia. Hunting has taken a toll, while large-scale farming...

'Sad, Devastating Outcome' After Girl Snatched by Croc

Police in Northern Australia find remains of 12-year-old attacked in creek

(Newser) - Police on Thursday found the remains of a 12-year-old girl, two days after she was snatched by a crocodile while swimming in a creek in remote northern Australia. The remains were found in the river system near where the girl vanished at the Indigenous community of Palumpa, southwest of the...

As Croc Attacked Woman, Her Twin Sprang Into Action

UK's Georgia Laurie will receive King's Gallantry Medal for saving her twin sister in Mexican river

(Newser) - A UK woman will receive a special honor from King Charles III for saving her twin sister from a crocodile attack a few years ago during a trip to Mexico. CBS News reports that the King's Gallantry Medal , conferred to civilians "for acts of exemplary bravery," will...

Rare Crocodile Attack Takes Place in Florida

Man capsized his sailboat before the attack took place

(Newser) - A 68-year-old man fell off a sailboat at a marina in the Florida Everglades and was bitten by a crocodile as he tried to swim to shore, the AP reports. The rare crocodile bite occurred Sunday afternoon at the Flamingo Marina in Everglades National Park and left the man, who...

Man Uses Unusual Method to Fend Off Crocodile Attack

Australian farmer survives mauling after biting his predator on the eyelid

(Newser) - "Hey, whatever works" is an Australian cattle farmer's apparent M.O. when it comes to fighting off crocodile attacks. ABC Australia reports that Colin Deveraux, in his mid-60s, was set to be released from the Northern Territory's Royal Darwin Hospital this week after spending almost a month...

The Rain Came Down Hard. Then Came the Crocodiles

Chinese town of Maoming overrun with floods, dozens of escaped reptiles during heavy storms

(Newser) - Heavy rain that started over the weekend in the Guangxi region of China has triggered landslides that are so far responsible for at least seven deaths. In Maoming, however, located in the nation's southeast Guangdong province, residents have an entirely different problem brought about by the rain: dozens of...

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