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What a Drag - Mindil Beach needs 'cleaning'

The teams have started arriving, signs are up all over town, and the lawns around Marrara are looking in top shape.

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Amazing ideas hatched in the Territory; the crocs, snakes and Turtle-shaped...

Annie Gastin talks to Trevor Sullivan; tour guide, reptile breeder, gold prospector and unorthodox builder.

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'No fear' croc not removed from creek, says fisho

A Darwin fisherman says he does not think Government rangers have removed a problem crocodile which has been harassing boaters in a city creek.

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Crocodile attacks man 200kms north-east of Darwin

A man has been admitted to Royal Darwin Hospital suffering injuries from a crocodile attack

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NT fisherman survives crocodile attack

A fisherman attacked by a crocodile in the Top End is being assessed by doctors at Royal Darwin Hospital.

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Inquest told NT croc population has exploded

An inquest into the crocodile death of an 11yo girl has heard that crocodile populations in the NT have exploded.

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We live every day in fear: croc victim's mother

The mother of a crocodile attack victim has called for more resources to be spent on educating people about the danger that crocodiles pose.

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Inquest hears of crocodile population boom

An inquest into the death of an 11-year-old girl has heard the Northern Territory's crocodile management plan is under-resourced.

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Croc sighted in lake near primary school

No sign of the crocodile that has been spotted in a lake at Palmerston, close to a primary school.

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Elusive Croc caught Dundee-style

The Palmerston croc was caught overnight after a Parkes and Wildlife Ranger wrestled with the saltie with his bare hands. The ranger slipped after grabbing the croc and landed in water but wrangled the...

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Wild dogs kill men, body parts eaten: Coroner

The Northern Territory Coroner has found a man died of a heart attack and his body was partially eaten by a pack of wild dogs.

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Camp dogs getting bigger, more dangerous

A Northern Territory shire council says a new, more dangerous breed of camp dog has developed in remote communities around the Territory.

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Man-eating animals live among us: NT coroner

The four children wandered past the "Access by Permit Only" sign, slipped through a wire fence and jumped into the fast-flowing flooded creek. It had been another sweltering day in Darwin, and for...

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Live with the danger of crocs: coroner

The Northern Territory coroner has handed down his findings regarding the death of 11-year-old Briony Goodsell who was taken by a crocodile.

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NT Thunder player mauled by pack of dogs

Northern Territory Thunder defender James McNamee could spend weeks on the sideline after being mauled by a pack of dogs in Wadeye yesterday.

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Council to enforce microchipping of dogs

After years of debate, the Litchfield Shire Council says it has finalised draft by-laws to control the area's dog population.

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Croc fears force endurance athletes from river

Organisers of an endurance race have had to relocate the swimming leg amid concerns about crocodiles at Katherine Gorge.

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Three crocs keep gorge off limits to swimmers

A late end to the wet season is continuing to keep one of the Northern Territory's most popular tourist spots off limits to swimmers.

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Swimmer stung by jellyfish on face, neck, back

A man has been injured in the Fannie Bay Classic swimming race when he was stung by a jellyfish in Darwin Harbour.

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It could get too hot for crocs

A scientist who specialises in animal movement patterns says global warming could put the Top End crocodile population at risk.

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