{"id":339372,"date":"2025-12-10T12:16:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T12:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/339372\/"},"modified":"2025-12-10T12:16:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T12:16:09","slug":"queensland-to-make-removal-of-dangerous-crocodiles-easier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/339372\/","title":{"rendered":"Queensland to make removal of dangerous crocodiles easier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Queensland is cracking down on crocodiles, with the state government moving to introduce new laws regulating habitats for the predators.<\/p>\n<p>Officials say the crocodile management plan puts public safety first, and involves consultation with communities in the north and far north of Queensland.<\/p>\n<p>Under the blueprint, select sites near the towns of Gordonvale and Mareeba will receive more patrols in high-risk areas.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/ddd56d19-276b-48fa-a028-2855a22f113f.jpeg\"   alt=\"\"\/>New laws in Queensland will make it easier to remove dangerous crocodiles from areas if they put the public in danger. (Getty Images\/iStockphoto)<\/p>\n<p>Crocodiles longer than two metres and displaying dangerous behaviour will be removed from three popular waterholes on the Mulgrave River.<\/p>\n<p>Environment and Tourism Andrew Powell said crocodiles that pose a danger to the public in the wild will continue to be removed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re delivering a common-sense plan which restores community safety as the priority,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is a world-class approach built on science, expert advice, and what matters most &#8211; listening to Queenslanders.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;More patrols and expansion of removal areas will prioritise safety and strike the balance needed for crocodile management in Queensland.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The MP for Mulgrave Terry James said the community had been crying out for improved public safety measures.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These are popular waterholes where locals like to swim and our plan is making them safer,&#8221; he said.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Queensland is cracking down on crocodiles, with the state government moving to introduce new laws regulating habitats for&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":243015,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[64,63,128,338],"class_list":["post-339372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339372"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339372\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}