Crocodile Stradbroke Island

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North Queensland wildlife rangers travel to North Stradbroke Island ... (ABC News)

Wildlife rangers are searching waterways on North Stradbroke Island off Brisbane after reports a large saltwater crocodile was sighted in mangroves near the ...

"Others are coming through with stories of sightings over the years, elders are telling us stories of sightings over the years. Crocodile sightings this far south in Queensland are highly unusual, and the typical habitat begins at the Boyne River south of Gladstone, and extends up the north and to the east across Far North Queensland. "If it wasn't my boss that came to get me, I would probably not have got out of my office chair, I would have said to the rest of the rangers go be serious somewhere else. "It raised its head and body out of the water and like, one of the other fellas seen it, and I seen it, and said nothing. "It was sighted just out the front of Myora Springs by one of our local custodians," he told the ABC. "The customer was leading out of the creek and we stopped outside the creek and then started talking about the location," he recounted.

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Crocodile sighting off Brisbane at Myora Springs shuts down ... (Daily Mail)

Straddie Adventures owner Mark Jones was leading the kayak tour at Myora Springs on the west side of the island when he saw the reptile just 10 metres in ...

and they said, 'yeah its a croc,' he said. Straddie Adventures owner Mark Jones was leading a kayak tour at Myora Springs on the west side of the island when he saw the reptile just 10 metres in front of him and his tour party (pictured, Mark Jones far right wearing black leading the tour on Wednesday) Crocodiles normally stick to the central and northern parts of the state's waterways, an area more than 400km away from the sighting (stock image) Straddie Adventures owner Mark Jones was leading the kayak tour at Myora Springs on the west side of the island when he saw the reptile just 10 metres in front of him and his tour party. A three-metre crocodile (pictured) has been spotted at a popular holiday hub by horrified holidaymakers on a kayaking tour at North Stradbroke Island A three-metre crocodile has been spotted at a popular holiday hub by horrified holidaymakers on a kayaking tour, prompting the site to close.

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Straddie croc sighting: Queensland man one of 10 to spot saltwater ... (7NEWS.com.au)

Mark Jones was leading nine people on a kayak tour when they spotted the animal a long way from its normal habitat. An expert says it may not be the last.

While he said the sighting needs to be verified first, this could be a “standout record”. “There’s heaps of food there,” he said. No one on the tour panicked, he said, “we just paddled the other way”. “I was banking on my spear to keep it away,” he said. “Maybe a bit bigger,” Jones said. He says he “can’t do that now”.

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Rangers search North Stradbroke Island after local reports crocodile ... (The Canberra Times)

Wildlife rangers are scouring North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah) after a local business owner reported a crocodile sighting near Myora Springs.

Born and raised in the Redlands. Cricket, rugby league and football fan. I said 'that's a croc' and they agreed." Redland City Bulletin journalist covering news, sport, crime and politics. "My customers ask me 'do you get crocodiles here?'. "Rangers will conduct vessel-based searches and use a drone to search the area," the department said in a statement.

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