Crocodile Safety

safety-wildlife

Crocodile attack in Puerto Vallarta is rare but plausible in freshwater systems where American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) occur. While the city center and tourist hotel zone...

environment

Crocodile infested water refers habitats where crocodiles are present in numbers sufficient to raise encounter risk, typically fresh and brackish waters in tropical and subtropi...

Animals & Wildlife

Crocodile attacks are rare but high-consequence events that generate significant concern for people living in or visiting wetland regions. This evergreen explainer describes how...

wildlife-behavior

Across crocodile range, the behavior commonly described as crocodiles pretending to drown refers to a coordinated set of tactics where individuals appear incapacitated or submer...

Wildlife & Nature

Nile crocodile attacks occur when these large ambush predators interact with humans in freshwater environments across sub-Saharan Africa. As one of the largest and most widespre...

wildlife-safety

Crocodile attacks in Australia are uncommon but serious events that occur where saltwater and freshwater crocodiles overlap human use of waterways. Understanding the behavior an...