Dossier
saltwater crocodiles
Coverage of saltwater crocodiles in the Nexus archive.
- Gina Rinehart lobbied for controversial plan to move 2032 Olympic rowing to crocodile-inhabited river
Gina Rinehart lobbied for plans to host the 2032 Olympic rowing events on the Fitzroy River in Rockhampton, 600km north of Brisbane, despite significant backlash. The river is a natural habitat for saltwater crocodiles.
- DNA solves 250-year-old mystery of the Seychelles’ lost crocodiles
Scientists used DNA from historic museum specimens to solve the mystery of the Seychelles’ vanished crocodiles, revealing they were not a unique species but an isolated population of saltwater crocodiles that likely drifted thousands of kilometers across the Indian Ocean.