‘Herbie’ the dangerous 4-metre crocodile captured by Queensland wildlife officers

A local man whose property is on the Herbert River in Cordelia said the reptile had ‘started to come for us’

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A nearly 4-metre crocodile which has been “stalking” animals and people in Queensland for almost a month has been captured by wildlife officers.

The crocodile, which some locals dubbed “Herbie”, lingered around Herbert River stalking domestic and farmed animals, making it a “dangerous animal”, Tony Frisby, a senior wildlife officer said.

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