Poor old Bruiser/Bismark the Cardwell Crocodile is in the news again, although I suspect witnesses could have got it wrong.
I have personally seen this bloke cruise up and down the beach while I am walking my dog, while people are casting nets for bait and fishing on the waters edge.
Personally, I have never seen him even look remotely interested.
We have however witnessed him eat a number of turtles (I suspect the old codger doesn’t even have to catch them eating dead ones quite happily).
I also must admit that a dead turtle with entrails hanging out – could look like a dog to some people.
The possibility that it could have been a turtle, one of his favourite meals, has not even been mentioned in the hysteria.
I love watching him cruise up and down the beach and so do many others as people flock from near and far to watch him and would hate to have him convicted of a crime he didn’t commit. To spend the rest of his long days caged in a cramped croc farm or worse – some European ladies handbag.
Remember if we take him out of this area, it leaves the door open for another dominant male to move in – one perhaps not quite so friendly.
The footage in the video was taken only last week. I followed him for 400 m along the beach and he did what he always does – just cruises along. I personally think he is a tourist attraction. How about erect some more educational signs on the waterfront to inform visitors of his presence rather than take him away? That’s just my personal opinion. What do you think? Please feel free to leave a comment below with your thoughts.
Postcript: Bismark the Cardwell croc was shot and killed in 2019. So many of us have boated and fished around him for many years and are saddened by this callous act.
Since then a new croc has moved in and taken two dogs that we know of. One filmed in this grainy clip. Warning graphic footage.