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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Eden Gillespie

What a crock: second Stradbroke Island crocodile sighting confirmed as dugong

Screengrab of footage by Queensland environment department officers showing a dugong
Following reports of a second crocodile sighting on North Stradbroke Island (Minjerribah), a ranger’s video showed it to be a dugong. Photograph: Twitter via Queensland Environment

Queensland’s acting premier has shut down speculation of a second crocodile sighting on North Stradbroke Island, also known as Minjerribah, revealing rangers had declared new footage taken on Friday as showing a dugong.

After reports of a “credible” crocodile sighting on Wednesday, 400km south of its usual habitat range, the island was again in a frenzy on Friday as residents swarmed to One Mile jetty to catch a glimpse of something moving through the water.

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