Queensland’s Far North is home to the saltwater crocodile and impressive apex predator in our ecosystem.
Almost wiped out by ‘human fear’ and hunting… after decades of conservation protection they are a success story in regaining their territory, however they again are threatened - this time by a virus.
4ZZZ’s Eliot Rifkin and Toni Pankaluic chatted with UQs Roy Hall a virologist who was on the crocodile vaccination team about strides in vaccinating our crocodiles from West Nile Virus to ensure the crocodile industry which is intertwined with indigenous livelihoods and economic development opportunities.
For a deep dive…
For general information about crocodiles visit the Crocodile Specialist Group website.
To learn more on UQ's crocodile virology research visit Roy’s colleague Dr. Jody Peters' profile page and check out her Twitter for updates around the vaccine platform.
Here’s a video explaining the vaccine tech in simple terms.