1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:02,360 Speaker 1: If you want to know what's happening on the local 2 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:05,560 Speaker 1: political landscape, Katie Wolf has it covered on three sixty. 3 00:00:06,040 --> 00:00:08,960 Speaker 2: Every one is listening Mixed one oh four point nine. 4 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: I tell you what did you see in the news 5 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: that there was a massive crocodile which was captured in 6 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:18,000 Speaker 1: West yesterday? Now joining us on the line to tell 7 00:00:18,040 --> 00:00:20,760 Speaker 1: us a little bit more about this capture. Well, he's 8 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: a bit of a territory legend, you'd have to say. 9 00:00:23,040 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: Tom Nichols, the Crocodile Management Team from the Crocodile Management Team, 10 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:28,080 Speaker 1: Good morning to you, Tommy. 11 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 2: Good morning Katie. How are you? 12 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, really well mate, Thanks so much for your time 13 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:35,320 Speaker 1: this morning. I know you're a busy man, and it 14 00:00:35,440 --> 00:00:38,000 Speaker 1: seems like you guys are busier than ever at the moment. 15 00:00:38,040 --> 00:00:39,960 Speaker 1: There seems to be a lot of crocodiles about. 16 00:00:41,320 --> 00:00:44,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's correct. This looks like we're having a pretty 17 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 2: good wet season. The water levels staying up pretty high 18 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:49,120 Speaker 2: in the roll of the creeks, especially the freshwater creeks. 19 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:52,200 Speaker 2: The crocs are certainly moving and we've had a large 20 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 2: number of large crocodiles so far. We've already got fifty 21 00:00:56,480 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 2: for the years or actually fifty. 22 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 3: Two now, so did you catch it up two this morning? 23 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:03,720 Speaker 2: Oh? Yes, the other blake that went out this morning 24 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:04,520 Speaker 2: they got another two. 25 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: Goodness mate, where did they catch the other two this morning? 26 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 2: I can't give you that one because I've been at 27 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:14,280 Speaker 2: in a meeting. That's all right up into the harbor. 28 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:15,559 Speaker 3: No, that's fair enough. 29 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:20,200 Speaker 1: Tell us about this massive one that that you captured yesterday. 30 00:01:21,640 --> 00:01:24,680 Speaker 2: Yesterday, it was four point five meters long and he 31 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:27,600 Speaker 2: had a bit of his taiel off. He was extremely 32 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:30,319 Speaker 2: in good condition. It was in the West Arm trap. 33 00:01:30,440 --> 00:01:32,480 Speaker 2: We went over there. We actually had no reports on 34 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:34,960 Speaker 2: it saying that we had that particular crock in the trap. 35 00:01:35,480 --> 00:01:37,399 Speaker 2: But that's the same trap where we got one out 36 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 2: of one Saturday too, which was three point eight and 37 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 2: he was also a good condition. 38 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:45,520 Speaker 1: Wow, so it sounds like there's some really really big 39 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: ones about. 40 00:01:47,760 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 2: Well, certainly he is at the moment, and certain ye 41 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:53,280 Speaker 2: or two. When you have a good wet season, crocodile's 42 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:55,080 Speaker 2: moving around in different areas. 43 00:01:55,560 --> 00:01:59,200 Speaker 1: And excuse my ignorance, Tommy, but after you get them 44 00:01:59,200 --> 00:02:00,360 Speaker 1: in the trap, what do you like? 45 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 3: How do you then get them and transport them to 46 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 3: where you need to. 47 00:02:04,800 --> 00:02:08,040 Speaker 2: Okay, Well, the very rarely we get ones like yesterday. 48 00:02:08,080 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 2: He was just too fat and too heavy for us 49 00:02:10,000 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 2: to put him in the boat. So he was tied 50 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 2: up and I towed alongside the boat and I gave 51 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,639 Speaker 2: him some drugs and unfortunately we could only do six 52 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 2: and a half notts all the way back, so I 53 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:22,359 Speaker 2: took some time to get back. But with all the 54 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:26,079 Speaker 2: other crops here, they're largely ones. We open the end 55 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 2: doors and we bring them out when we have a 56 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 2: snout rape on them and zip ties. And they were 57 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 2: the smaller ones, we can bring them through the top gates. 58 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 3: Wow. 59 00:02:34,600 --> 00:02:36,560 Speaker 1: Mate, when they're Then when you've got them there, did 60 00:02:36,600 --> 00:02:37,520 Speaker 1: they get a bit fair all? 61 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:37,679 Speaker 2: Or? 62 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:37,800 Speaker 1: What? 63 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 2: You know? 64 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 3: Do they sort of? Are they hard to control? 65 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,760 Speaker 2: Look, they're all different. They've all got different personalities, just 66 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:49,000 Speaker 2: like humans. Up some aggressive and others quiet and down 67 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 2: quite quickly. This was a particular one we got yesterday, 68 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 2: the large one. It was quite a cranky animal actually, 69 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:57,679 Speaker 2: and still performed a bit under drugs when he was 70 00:02:57,680 --> 00:02:59,320 Speaker 2: bringing him back to Wow. 71 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:01,080 Speaker 3: And I'm an that you're like that. 72 00:03:01,160 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 1: They do require quite a bit of sedation, particularly if 73 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:07,239 Speaker 1: they're really quite large like that, to keep you guys safe. 74 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, but what sedation the drugs we used. We don't 75 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 2: put them out completely otherwise they can affixiate on the 76 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:16,919 Speaker 2: way back, especially we've been in the boat, so we 77 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,399 Speaker 2: given a certain amount, which still means they know what's 78 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 2: going on, but it quiets them down to obviously make 79 00:03:23,040 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 2: it taper for us blas and also much for them 80 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:28,520 Speaker 2: to make some love easier. 81 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: Yeah. 82 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 3: How old do you reckon that one was yesterday? 83 00:03:31,200 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: Do you have any IDEAOK, we're really guessing, but he's 84 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: certainly be in the sixty probably the sixty years age 85 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: plus goodness may and I mean would he get any 86 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 1: bigger than what he was or is that pretty much 87 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:45,280 Speaker 1: there maxed out size? 88 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 2: No? No, they can get bigger. This one looks as 89 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 2: though he was a bill of bond clock and they 90 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 2: don't grow usually a longs for his size and wake 91 00:03:53,680 --> 00:03:55,680 Speaker 2: in his head size, he would have been probably a 92 00:03:55,720 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 2: little bit longer than what he measured for the simple 93 00:03:58,160 --> 00:03:59,360 Speaker 2: reason that the bill Bond won. 94 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: I'm just having a bit of trouble hearing you there, Tommy. 95 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: I'm not sure what happened. Hopefully I've still got you. 96 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: And then where do you have to when you do 97 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: capture those really large crocodiles or. 98 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,520 Speaker 3: Any any size for that matter, Where do you take them? 99 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:20,440 Speaker 3: What happens to them? 100 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 2: Okay, Once we've got them, we get back to the 101 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:26,320 Speaker 2: workshop and we do certain tests and I'm given a 102 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 2: number and take all sizes and stussisted. Then from there 103 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:31,720 Speaker 2: they go to the Crocodile Arm which has the contract 104 00:04:31,720 --> 00:04:33,919 Speaker 2: at the time, and we deliver them there. 105 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:34,560 Speaker 3: Wow. 106 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:37,239 Speaker 1: And as you said, not one hundred percent sure about 107 00:04:37,240 --> 00:04:39,479 Speaker 1: the two that were captured today, but there's been quite 108 00:04:39,480 --> 00:04:41,720 Speaker 1: a few around the place. I know that last week 109 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 1: or the week before it might have been in the 110 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: colvid out there at gunpoint. It's a reminder, isn't it 111 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 1: for all of us to be crock wise? 112 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 2: Most definitely, Yes, especially this time of the year. You 113 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 2: all through out you've got to be squat wise, But 114 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:55,720 Speaker 2: this time of the year, especially when there's so much 115 00:04:55,720 --> 00:04:58,839 Speaker 2: water around all our little river systems, they all join 116 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:02,000 Speaker 2: up to the and the whole level is quite high, 117 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 2: so you can get large ones moving around. 118 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:04,840 Speaker 3: Well, I tell you. 119 00:05:04,760 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 1: What sounds like they're keeping you on your toes and 120 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:09,799 Speaker 1: very busy at the moment, Tommy Nichols. 121 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 2: That's for sure. And actually We've had quite a few 122 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 2: number of sightings too where we've been there to and investigate, 123 00:05:15,880 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 2: so they're certainly on the move. 124 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: Wow, Any in spots that we should be aware of, 125 00:05:20,080 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 1: just to really remind people that they need to stay 126 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:22,720 Speaker 1: out of the. 127 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:26,280 Speaker 2: Water, Well, they're just about all the spots you know, 128 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 2: from casual and a beach coming around, invest these beach, 129 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:31,479 Speaker 2: Mendele Beach and into Dale Harbor itself and actually there's 130 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:33,240 Speaker 2: a lot of crops that come in that aren't the 131 00:05:33,320 --> 00:05:35,359 Speaker 2: inside of the toll. So just people got to be 132 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 2: weary in these areas and be crop wise, stay out 133 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:40,400 Speaker 2: of the water, and if they do gave sightings, they 134 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:42,919 Speaker 2: can call our call out number and they'll let us know. 135 00:05:43,320 --> 00:05:45,599 Speaker 1: Good on you, Tommy, lovely to talk to you this morning. 136 00:05:45,640 --> 00:05:47,920 Speaker 1: I know you're very busy. We appreciate your time. 137 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 3: Thank you, Katy, thank you. 138 00:05:49,680 --> 00:05:52,480 Speaker 1: That's Tom Nichols there, the crocodile from the Crocodile Management 139 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: team and holy Molly, sounds like they have been catching 140 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: some big crocodiles at the moment and as you heard, 141 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: they're too more. This morning we'd received the number that 142 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: they'd actually they'd caught fifty for the year. But then, 143 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: as you just heard from Tom Nichols, another two this morning. 144 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 1: Still gathering the details on exactly what had happened this 145 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:15,200 Speaker 1: morning with those additional two, But yeah, that one yesterday 146 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:20,040 Speaker 1: sounds like it was an absolute monster four point five 147 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: meters and never a better reminder to stay out of 148 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:24,520 Speaker 1: that water.