Removals of problem crocs from the wild have been on an upward trend since 2020 and hit a record high last year, but one ...

A Thai crocodile farmer who goes by the nickname “Crocodile X” said he killed more than 100 critically endangered reptiles to prevent them from escaping after a typhoon damaged their enclosure.

A 3.8m crocodile was caught on the Mary River near Maryboroug in 2014 and relocated to a crocodile farm in Rockhampton.

Sutiawan also claimed that the farm hasn't paid any tax in its 36 years of operations. He said there is still one crocodile on the loose on the island, but the other 104 have been safely found.

A Thai crocodile farmer who goes by the nickname “Crocodile X” said he killed more than 100 critically endangered reptiles to prevent them from escaping after a typhoon damaged their enclosure.