Publication Date
1977
Series Number
Fisheries Report 24
Publisher
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Western Australia
City
Perth
Abstract
Counts were made of Salt-water Crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) in the estuarine portions of four river systems in the northwest Kimberley, Western Australia - the Lawley, Mitchell, Roe-Hunter and Prince Regent. During the ten day survey 463 crocodiles were spotted, including 109 hatchlings. The maximum number of non-hatchling crocodiles present tin the four systems is estimated at 697. Very few large crocodiles were seen.
Populations were particularly small in the Lawley and Mitchell Rivers and the potential for recovery in this area is also small. Prospects for recovery in the Roe-Hunter and Prince Regent were a little better but further surveys will be necessary to show population trends.
Brief descriptions of each river system are given.
Number of Pages
50
Keywords
Salt-Water Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus), North-West Kimberley, Western Australia
Disciplines
Animal Sciences | Aquaculture and Fisheries | Natural Resource Economics | Natural Resources and Conservation | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Sustainability
Recommended Citation
Messel, H,
Burbidge, A A,
Wells, A G,
and
Green, W J.
(1977), Fisheries Report No 24 - The Status of the Salt-Water Crocodile in some River systems of the North-West Kimberley, Western Australia. Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Western Australia, Perth. Report Fisheries Report 24.
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