Wildlife rangers said Tuesday that they had trapped a 4.7-meter (15-foot) saltwater crocodile, the largest they had ever caught in the northern Australian Katherine River and in an upstream region … ...

After looking for it for about a decade, officials in Australia said they have captured a 15-foot crocodile that was close to a tourist destination.

In Australia’s Northern Territory, you hear a lot about magic. Peppered within a ranger’s rundown of Kakadu National Park’s natural history might be mention of mimi, mischievous roaming spirits.

The town retains an Outback feel – despite the railway, the shopping centre and the air force FA18s overhead. Katherine's highlight is still Nitmiluk Gorge, that great rift in time and space ...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Wildlife rangers said Tuesday that they had trapped a 4.7-meter (15-foot) saltwater crocodile, the largest they had ever caught in the northern Australian Katherine ...