Calls for crocodile culls as sightings soar
Crocodile sightings in Queensland have hit record highs, as debate continues over whether there should be a cull. See the areas with the highest numbers and vote in our poll.
Pets And Wildlife
The broken beagle: Heartbreaking face of Qld’s hidden animal testing shame
Baxter cowered in the corner of the yard, afraid of everyone. He’d been locked in a cage for years, subjected to cruel experiments. Now Qld’s secret animal testing industry can be exposed.
Sleeping woman’s horror as deadly snake crawls into bed, bites her
A young woman has been airlifted to hospital after a deadly king brown snake crawled into her bed and bit her while she was sleeping in her rural Qld home.
‘How the f*** did you get up there’: Roo-d intruder’s 4am rooftop surprise
A woman woke to dogs barking and loud noises on her roof at 4am and thought someone was breaking in – but the reality was much funnier. WATCH THE VIDEO
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‘Big old grandpa you just fell in love with’: Emotional Bindi farewells ‘special’ family member
The Irwin family attended a heartwarming memorial on Wednesday to farewell a Guinness World Record-holding “icon” who passed away this week.
South East community reels after shock swan deaths
A community in Moreton Bay is heartbroken after the recent loss of five swans. Read what happened and see the pictures of happier times.
‘I believe what he saw’ but no croc found on Straddie … yet
Tourism Minister Stirling Hinchliffe says he believes reports of a tourism guide that he spotted a croc on North Stradbroke Island but there’s a “whole list” of other places to go looking.
Water parks, TVs, home-cooked meals and curated soundtracks: Inside Qld’s luxury pet resorts
Queensland’s tourism boom has created a pawfect scenario for the state’s pet hotels with pampered pooches and coddled cats lapping up the luxury, with some booked out six months in advance.
‘Toadzilla’: 2.7kg cane toad emerges from NQ mud
A 25cm long, 2.7kg cane toad capable of eating small mammals has been found in a Queensland national park, with rangers saying it may set a new world record.
Dr Doolittle: Mountain menagerie has neighbours buzzing
A former high-flying CEO is being dubbed “Dr Doolittle’’ after amassing a veritable Noah’s ark of exotic animals at his Gold Coast hinterland retreat in just a few weeks. SEE THE AMAZING COLLECTION
‘Freaked out’: Footage emerges as search continues for Straddie ‘crocodile’
A woman has told how she “freaked out” when she saw what looked like a crocodile at North Stradbroke Island last week, but initially dismissed the possibility before another reported sighting on Wednesday.
‘Waiting for a croc under Story Bridge’: Leading expert’s dire croc warning after Straddie sighting
One of Australia’s top crocodile experts says a sighting of one of the deadly reptiles at North Stradbroke Island off Brisbane could be the first of many.
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