Independent Evaluation of the Queensland Estuarine Crocodile Management Program
In May 2021, the Queensland Chief Scientist, Professor Hugh Possingham, was appointed Chair of an independent expert committee tasked with reviewing and evaluating the effectiveness of the Department of Environment and Science’s estuarine Queensland Estuarine Crocodile Management Program. The committee included members with expertise in human and wildlife behaviour, crocodile ecology, social sciences, and Indigenous knowledge.
The committee’s final report Findings from an Independent Evaluation of the Queensland Estuarine Crocodile Management Program noted the complex nature of managing estuarine crocodiles in Queensland, and was overall very complementary of the existing Queensland Crocodile Management Program. The report includes 22 recommendations designed to further strengthen and improve the department’s crocodile management program.
The department supports each of the committee’s recommendations and will undertake the necessary consultation, planning, research and investment to address them all. Read the Department of Environment and Science’s Response to the Independent Evaluation of the Queensland Estuarine Crocodile Management Program .
View the video of Professor Possingham providing an overview of the committee’s findings and recommendations.
Former Queensland Chief Scientist, Professor Hugh Possingham, provides an executive summary of the key findings and recommendations from the Independent Evaluation of the Queensland Crocodile Management Program.
Former Queensland Chief Scientist, Professor Hugh Possingham, provides an executive summary of the key findings and recommendations from the Independent Evaluation of the Queensland Crocodile Management Program.
