Overview
- Rangers say early January operations have averaged about one capture per day, including a 4.9-metre crocodile and another over four metres near Wangi Falls.
- A total of 241 crocodiles were removed in 2025, down 30 from 2024, with 199 taken from Darwin Harbour.
- Authorities report seven crocodiles have been captured so far in 2026 as part of routine wet-season risk management.
- NT Parks and Wildlife is rolling out new purpose-built baited traps and collaborating with Charles Darwin University on eDNA, AI and underwater camera tools to improve detection.
- Wangi Falls and other natural swimming sites are closed for the wet season, and officials urge people to be crocwise and report sightings, citing heavy rains from Cyclone Fina that set records at multiple locations.