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crocodiles

To: Alistair McKeough <>, Birding Aus <>
Subject: crocodiles
From: Denise Goodfellow <>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:56:45 +0930
Actually, I'm overwhelmed with visiting birders at the moment and like most
I guide they're a well-travelled and sensible bunch.

And on " common sense", it wasn't that long ago that a Kakadu tour guide
with thirteen year's experience, told his party of young backpackers  they
could go swimming in a billabong at midnight.  One didn't come out alive.
Denise


on 28/7/09 7:09 PM, Alistair McKeough at  wrote:

> Okay Denise, I think any internationals reading this are sufficiently
> terrified so they will never visit the NT again.
>
> More seriously though, it's good advice, but there aren't any dangers
> that cannot be avoided with some basic common sense!
>
> - Original message -
> While I¹m on the subject of threats, I¹d like to mention crocodi...
>
>
>
> On 7/28/09, Denise Goodfellow <> wrote:
>> While I¹m on the subject of threats, I¹d like to mention crocodiles.  Don¹t
>> go anywhere near the water¹s edge at either Leanyer Sewage Ponds or Fogg
>> Dam.   Parks and Wildlife have been unable to trap big crocs in both areas.
>> Staying in your car is the safest option.
>>
>> If you walk through the monsoon forest at Fogg Dam, be extra careful as I
>> wouldn¹t be surprised if the big crocodile sometimes entered there as well.
>> Denise
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