A 1.8m juvenile female estuarine crocodile has been removed from the wild at Biboohra north of Mareeba on the Atherton Tablelands.
The crocodile was reported to the Department of the Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation (DETSI) on 11 June 2025.
Wildlife rangers from the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service assessed water bodies in the Biboohra area and located the animal in an irrigation channel.
On 24 June 2025, rangers set a baited trap and the crocodile was captured on 27 June 2025. It has been since been placed in a crocodile farm.
DETSI would like to thank the Mareeba Shire Council and people in the Mareeba area for their ongoing interest and assistance in crocodile matters, particularly those people who have submitted crocodile sighting reports.
Sighting reports provide important information about crocodiles, including their location, and wildlife rangers investigate each sighting report.
The Biboohra area is considered atypical habitat for estuarine crocodiles. All estuarine crocodiles confirmed to be present in that area are targeted for removal from the wild.
DETSI is aware of community concerns regarding the potential for estuarine crocodiles in the Barron River.
DETSI has conducted comprehensive surveys of the Barron River over the past ten years and has not observed any estuarine crocodiles, though the river is known to be inhabited by freshwater crocodiles.
All crocodile sightings should be reported in a timely manner to DETSI via the QWildlife app, making an online crocodile sighting report
