1 00:00:00,360 --> 00:00:02,920 Speaker 1: I'll go to in two parks and wildlife first, the 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: croc management team. Ian Hunt joins me on the line 3 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: right now. Good morning to you, Ian. 4 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 2: Good morning Katy. How are you going? 5 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:10,040 Speaker 1: Not too bad? 6 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:10,840 Speaker 2: Ian? 7 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: I know that the last time you and I spoke, 8 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: there'd been a crocodile spotted in the Darwin Harbor. But 9 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 1: I understand that you guys have pulled out two large 10 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 1: crocs over the weekend. 11 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:25,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, we did. We got some calls over the weekend 12 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 2: telling us that we'd actually got some crocodiles in traps 13 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 2: over at woods Inlet and one down at Berry Creek, 14 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 2: So we actually headed out to remove those animals. One 15 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:36,400 Speaker 2: of them was three point eight meters and the other 16 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 2: one was three point four meters, So two quite nice 17 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 2: sized crocodiles in the harbor this weekend. 18 00:00:41,000 --> 00:00:44,639 Speaker 1: Well, to talk us through where exactly those those traps were, 19 00:00:44,680 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: I know you said Berry Creek and woods in Late 20 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:48,240 Speaker 1: whereabouts are they? 21 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:52,400 Speaker 2: So woods in Let just across the water, literally the 22 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 2: other side of the harbor to Stokesall Wharf. We were 23 00:00:55,160 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 2: talking about that siding last week. And Berry Creek is 24 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 2: the mouth of Very Creek down at Middle Arm, which 25 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 2: is in near Blackmore River there further south. 26 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:08,480 Speaker 1: So could that one at Wood's endlet be the be 27 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:10,640 Speaker 1: the crocodile that was sighted there last Sunday. 28 00:01:11,959 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's a possibility. That's what we're hoping for. You know, 29 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 2: we haven't had any outsiding since then. As the crocodile 30 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:21,479 Speaker 2: close to the city. It's only about nine kilometers across 31 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 2: the harbor there, so it's not a big distance to 32 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:25,880 Speaker 2: cover for a large crocodiles. So it's a good chance 33 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 2: it could be the same animal. 34 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:30,039 Speaker 1: And talk us through again. Sorry, I know you seed 35 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: how big they were, but tell us again exactly how 36 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 1: large these ones were. 37 00:01:34,760 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 2: So the one it would he measured in at three 38 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 2: point eight meters and the one we got from Berry 39 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:39,839 Speaker 2: Creek was three point four. 40 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: Are they fair size for that area? 41 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think that's what we need to get across 42 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 2: the people. Like I think a lot of people have 43 00:01:47,880 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 2: got the misconception that big crocs don't move around as 44 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 2: much during the dry They kind of feel, you know, 45 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 2: it's just the smaller crocs moving around. But here we 46 00:01:54,880 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 2: are in June with the cooler weather and we're still 47 00:01:57,080 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 2: removing quite large crocodiles from the harbor. So it's just 48 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 2: the time that reminds for people to be on the 49 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 2: lookout and be cross wise and keep themselves safe. 50 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:06,760 Speaker 1: Yeah. Absolutely. And I know that last time we spoke 51 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:09,799 Speaker 1: you had told me how many crocodiles have been captured 52 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:12,320 Speaker 1: over the last over the last couple of months. How 53 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: are those numbers sitting at the moment. 54 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:18,519 Speaker 2: Yeah, we've removed another eight or nine since last week, 55 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 2: so I think we're up about one hundred and forty 56 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:21,680 Speaker 2: crocodiles removed so far this season. 57 00:02:21,800 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: Goodness mate? Where were those other ones? 58 00:02:25,600 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 2: They were removed, some all from the Harbor, There was 59 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 2: some removed from Hudson Creek, one was removed from West 60 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 2: Arm From memory, I think we've got one down at 61 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 2: Middle Arm as well. 62 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:40,399 Speaker 1: Goodness mate. Now, is there any areas where you where 63 00:02:40,440 --> 00:02:43,000 Speaker 1: you tend to find or you tend to you always 64 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:45,320 Speaker 1: sort of capture a crocodile in those traps that you 65 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: set out, and any more popular areas for the crocodiles. 66 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:52,240 Speaker 2: The traps are all around the harbor, and there's no 67 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 2: really one specific spot where we remove crocodiles from. They 68 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 2: just turn up, as people know, they turn up all 69 00:02:56,919 --> 00:02:59,400 Speaker 2: over the place, don't We've got those traps set up 70 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:01,280 Speaker 2: strategically around the place to make sure that we can 71 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:03,239 Speaker 2: get any animals that do move into the area. 72 00:03:03,280 --> 00:03:04,959 Speaker 1: Well, I tell you what, it sounds like you guys 73 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:07,960 Speaker 1: are always busy doing a wonderful job that Crop Management 74 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 1: team and capturing those two over the weekend. Possibly one 75 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:14,360 Speaker 1: of them could have been that one that was cited 76 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:18,040 Speaker 1: last Sunday around the area about nine k's away. 77 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's so thanks CHV support. Kaye really appreciate it. 78 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:23,520 Speaker 1: Thanks and always good to catch up mate. That is 79 00:03:23,560 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: Ian Hunt there NT Parks and Wildlife Crop Management Team 80 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 1: and yeah, tell you what, we knew that there was 81 00:03:31,000 --> 00:03:34,000 Speaker 1: that crocodile was there or we'd certainly heard about that sighting, 82 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: let's hope, but he's the one that was sited there 83 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: last Sunday.