A brutal attack on a crocodile which left it with an arrow or spear protruding from its head at Cape Tribulation is being investigated.
Wildlife rangers from the Department of the Environment, Science, Tourism and Innovation received a report about the injured crocodile on 20 February 2025.
The crocodile was not seen during a subsequent site inspection, but wildlife rangers reviewed a social media video showing the animal swimming with an arrow or spear protruding from the right side of its head.
Under the Nature Conservation Act 1992, it is an offence to deliberately harm or kill an estuarine crocodile, with a maximum penalty of $36,292.
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