Scott Noble told the Courier Mail the large reptile had been 'hanging around' the area for days.Ĭrocodile sightings can be reported to the department on 1300 130 372.Dictionary is a free offline English dictionary containing over 200,000 words and definitions and no ads. Meanwhile, another fisherman has told media he spotted a giant lace monitor in the same area. The EHP investigates all crocodile reports it receives.Įven as warning signs were erected, boaties were still puttering away down the Coolum Creek, with one fisherman telling the ABC he did not believe there was a crocodile in those waters, and that it must be a hoax. The Boyne River is seen as the southern point of estuarine crocodiles' habitat and the limit of known 'croc country', the spokesperson said.

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'A night survey looking for eye shines would be the sensible approach.' Known croc country stops near GladstoneĪ department spokesperson said any estuarine crocodile south of the Boyne River, near Gladstone, was automatically targeted for removal.

This incident needs to be investigated to see whether there's any signs of crocodile footprints.

'They used to occur in the Brisbane River. 'We know crocodiles have occurred this far south for more than 100 years now,' he said. University of Queensland zoology professor Craig Franklin said crocodiles had recently been caught in the Mary River, about 250km north of Brisbane, and the Coolum Creek sighting must be taken seriously. The sighting was reported to the Sunshine Coast Council, and the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) is investigating. The teenager was fishing near the West Coolum boat ramp when he reportedly saw a 2-metre-long crocodile basking on the left bank of the creek. Wildlife officers are surveying Coolum Creek after a teenager reported seeing a crocodile when he was fishing on Monday. Crocodile warning signs have been erected on the Sunshine Coast today following a reported sighting earlier this week.

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