Traditionally, crocodiles were poached primarily for their tail, the loss of which, in most cases, would be fatal to the animal. However, what initially started as a desire for their tails quickly ...

Wildlife officers were searching a Townsville river for a site to set their own traps for a "problem crocodile" when they discovered a homemade hook and snare line.

A large saltwater crocodile at the centre of a cruel poaching investigation has been captured in the Bohle River, Department of Environment, Tourism Science and Innovation confirmed on Friday morning.