Darwin Crocodile Farms
Introduction
This page is all about Darwin crocodile farms. This web page will tell you how crocodile farms work and what they do.
STEPS OF FARMING
The first step to crocodile farming is to go hunting for crocodile eggs then take them back to a incubator or a hatcher .When they hatch, raise them until they are at least 3 years old and 1.8 metres long, then kill them to make leather products such as hand-bags and and shoes. People also eat crocodiles' tails and other pieces of flesh.
HISTORY
Hunting Crocodiles slowly died then the hunters recognised that they had killed to many crocodiles to keep marketing them.Approximately 270,000 salt-water crocodiles and 300,000 crocodile hides were sold in other countries in 15 years before 1972.There were only a few left in the late 60's so that the hunters couldn't make a living.Hunting crocodiles was brought to a stop by the the Western Australian government in 1969.In 1971 the Northern Territory government gave the salt water crocodiles total protection. Qld followed in 1974. Other the next decade the populations made a remarkable recovery.
DID YOU KNOW?
The Salt Water Crocodile builds her nest from leaves and soil?
There are up to 3000 baby crocodiles kept at the Darwin Crocodile Farms?
The average eggs a crocodile lays is up to fifty eggs and stay close by then to protect them from predators for three months? (Until they hatch)
The crocodiles at the Darwin crocodile farms eat chickens?
Crocodile flesh is extremely marketable, but people prefer not to have too much. Instead they try to get more skins to make bags and shoes or leather materials. They also get feet or heads. Artisans make the feet into stuff like ash trays etc., or the heads into wall hangers.
Did you know that the salt water crocodile can live in fresh water despite its name?
FARMING
The Darwin Crocodile Farm was licensed in 1981. They provided a public place to attract tourists, and to make money from their skins. Any male crocodile that shows aggressiveness to other crocodiles, mainly females, are removed from the breeding program.
CROCODILES
The Northern rivers are well known for their man-eating Crocodiles since the days of Australian exploration.
The Salt Water Crocodile has killed many people.
