Fewer crocodiles captured in the Northern Territory as poor wet seasons restrict movement

Two drier-than-average wet seasons in the Top End have had an impact on saltwater crocodile movements, with catch numbers for the year well below average.

NT Parks and Wildlife ranger Tom Nichols has been catching crocodiles for four decades.

He said this year had been unusually quiet.

“We’ve had two bad wet seasons in a row so the crocs just don’t seem to be moving around,” he said.

Just 229 crocodiles were captured this year, which is well below 2018, when the equivalent of one crocodile per…