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Croc Sightings Around Mary River And Maryborough
May 2012Opens in a new tab. – A 3.5-metre crocodile was confirmed in the Mary River. This sighting was considered to be the first croc sighting that far south of croc country. It was ultimately trapped and relocated to either a crocodile farm or zoo environment.
November 2013Opens in a new tab. – Rangers trapped a 3.1-metre croc.

. – Two crocs were found in the Mary River with sizes telegram data around 3.2-metres and 3.8-metres.
April 2016Opens in a new tab. – Two croc sightings were reported near Maryborough in the Mary River. A 4.5-metre creature as well as a 2.5-metre creature. Wildlife officers did set traps to potentially catch the crocodiles.

October 2017Opens in a new tab. – The Queensland government received information about a croc sighting. There were monitoring efforts made, however, no further action was reported on the incident.
November 2018Opens in a new tab. – A croc sighting was reported to the Queensland government near the Mary River. However, this sighting was unable to be confirmed by wildlife officials.

November 2020Opens in a new tab. – A supposed croc sighting was witnessed near a popular fishing spot in Maryborough on the Mary River. However, this sighting wasn’t confirmed by rangers.
Feb 2021 – A 3-metre croc was sighted near the mouth of the Mary River.
Throughout the years, more croc sightings have been reported in the Mary River area surrounding Maryborough. It is important to note that not all of them were confirmed sightings.