The saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is a crocodilian native to saltwater habitats and brackish wetlands from India's east coast across Southeast Asia and the Sundaic region to northern Australia and Micronesia.It has been listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List since 1996. (Source: Australia Zoo YouTube Channel) “Shoot the lot of them” When the unsustainable hunting practices of the mid-20 th century finally ceased in 1970, there were fewer than 3000 individual saltwater crocodiles left in Australia’s croc capital, the Northern Territory. I'm not sure about that, but there are certainly more crocodiles than people where I live, in the Kimberley in Western Australia. Croc danger is real. The freshwater crocodile (also called Johnstone’s Crocodile) is found in inland freshwater areas of the Australian tropics and occasionally in the tidal portions of rivers.
You might have heard or read that today there are more Australian saltwater crocodiles living in the Northern Territory than Territorians. About Freshwater Crocodiles Australia hosts two different species of crocodiles, both of which are native to Tropical Queensland. Let’s Explore Their Habitat. Do not become complacent or risk your life. While that is definitely correct, there is a lot more to the habitat of this reptilian species, and trying to cover it in one sentence would be doing injustice to them. The Australian crocodile population is estimated to be over 150,000. Where Do Crocodiles Live? Crocodiles live in the vicinity of swamps, marshlands, brackish waters, lakes, and rivers.