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Lakefield

Lakefield, a seasonal wetlands with numerous billabongs
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Kennedy River, home to Estuarine Crocodiles
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Estuarine Crocodile swiming along a riverbank
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Sawback Turtle, a common reptile of the wetlands
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Goanna or Lace Monitor, a large lizard of the bush
country
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Goanna up-close & personal
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Children's Python, a snake species harmless to humans
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Giant Termite Mound regulates the temperature and humidity
of the underground colony
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Daintree

Daintree, a remnant of the first rainforests that
evolved millions of years ago and perhaps the oldest
surviving rainforest in the world
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Cocoanut Beach where the reefs really do met the
rainforest
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Daintree was only recently preserved from logging when
declared a World Heritage Site
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Rainforest walk to learn more about the Aborigine
conservation ethic
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Fire and its role in shaping the ecology of Australia will
also be examined
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Copper Creek offers another chance to view crocodiles
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Esturarine Crocodile viewed from the safety of a cruise
boat
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Crocodile attracted to bait tossed by the cruise
operator
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