In August 2007, Australia Zoo, the University of Queensland and Queensland Parks and Wildlife undertook a project to monitor the movements and behaviour of estuarine crocodiles in Lakefield National Park. The aim of the study was to provide better information on how adult estuarine crocodiles interact within a river system, enabling informed decisions on how […]

Through its programs, Australia Zoo and the Irwin family’s long-time involvement in trapping and relocating rogue crocodiles for the QPWS, the zoo is fighting at the front-line in the battle to save the saltwater crocodile, and all crocodilian species, from persecution and eventual extinction.
Steve Irwin began formal crocodile research in 1996. His capture and study techniques remain world’s best to this day. Today Australia Zoo staff run world-renowned research projects to preserve and understand this amazing species.

Through its programs, Australia Zoo and the Irwin family’s long-time involvement in trapping and relocating rogue crocodiles for the QPWS, the zoo is fighting at the front-line in the battle to save the saltwater crocodile, and all crocodilian species, from persecution and eventual extinction.

The Australian freshwater crocodile is endemic to Australia and found in freshwater creeks and rivers across northern regions. Australia Zoo recently studied the movements of 28 individuals over a number of months in Lakefield National Park, North Queensland. The study revealed some fascinating insights into why crocodiles dive, what they do underwater, and what factors affect their diving behaviour.