Wildlife
Animals play an important role in our natural environment ensuring it stays pristine and beautiful and allow industry, tourism, and local culture to thrive.
The Northern Territory supports a wide diversity of native animals, from insects and reptiles through to marsupials and mammals. Some of our native animals have become threatened due to:
- changes to natural conditions (such as deforestation, altered burning regimes, disturbance, etc.)
- competition with exotic animals
- loss of habitat
Other native animals may be considered a nuisance because they smell, bite or make lots of noise; nonetheless, these animals still have an important place in our natural environment.
In addition to the native animals, the Northern Territory also supports many exotic animals – including terrestrial vertebrates (horses, donkeys and camels), invertebrates (ants, snails, spiders, cockroaches), as well as aquatic and marine animals.
Be CROCWISE
Animals play an important role in our natural environment ensuring it stays pristine and beautiful and allow industry, tourism, and local culture to thrive.
When it comes to crocodiles, the Northern Territory Government takes your safety seriously, but ultimately how you behave around crocodile habitats is your responsibility. It must be assumed that any body of water in the Top End may contain large and potentially dangerous crocodiles.
The Northern Territory Government Parks and Wildlife Service actively manages saltwater crocodiles to reduce the risk of crocodile attack across the Top End, apart from Australian Government controlled lands such as Kakadu National Park.
In the Top End, many people live and participate in recreation activities in and near waterways. People need to be CROCWISE and know how to enjoy the waters in safety.
CROCWISE integrates public education and active crocodile management by the Northern Territory Government to reduce the risk of crocodile attacks in the Top End.
To report a Crocodile to the Crocodile Management Team, please call:
(08) 8999 4691 or 0419 822 859 (Darwin)
(08) 8973 8888 or 0407 958 405 (Katherine)